Oregon, OSU, Georgia, Miami top 1st CFP rankings

• Mark Schlabach, ESPN

  • Senior Citizen WriterNov 5, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of 7 books on college football
  • Graduate of the University of Georgia

Unbeaten Oregon is the No. 1 group in the first rankings launched by the College Football Playoff selection committee Tuesday.The Ducks were followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Miami and Texas in the top five.Penn State

, Tennessee, Indiana, BYU, Notre Dame, Alabama and Boise State round out the leading 12, which would complete in the newly expanded playoff at season’s end.College Football

Playoff rankings– Nov. 5 Tape-record 1. Oregon

	9-0 2. Ohio St.7-1 3
. Georgia 7-1 4	. Miami 9-0 5. Texas 7-1
6. Penn St.7-1 7. Tennessee 7-1 8. Indiana 9-0
9. BYU 8-0 10. Notre Dame 7-1 11. Alabama 6-2 12.	Boise St.7-1 13. SMU 8-1 14.	Texas A&M
7-2 15. LSU 6-2 16.	Ole
Miss 7-2 17. Iowa St.7-1 18. Pittsburgh 7-1 19	. Kansas St.7-2 20. Colorado 6-2 21
. Washington St.7-1 22	. Louisville 6-3 23. Clemson 6-2 24. Missouri
6-2 25.	Army 8-0 Since the	top four seeds	must be conference champions under the	brand-new
CFP format, Oregon	(Big Ten)
, Georgia (SEC), Miami(ACC
)and BYU(Big 12)	would receive first-round byes if the initial rankings
were utilized for the 12-team bracket.The first-round games would appear like this: Boise	State at Ohio State,	Alabama at Texas	, Notre Dame at Penn State and Indiana	at Tennessee.Ohio State remains the	agreement betting favorite
to win the	national

title at ESPN BET at +325, slightly ahead of Georgia and Oregon, both at +400. There were no significant modifications to the chances to win the nationwide title after the rankings were released.The SEC and Big Ten each had 4 groups in the leading 12. Unbeaten BYU is the lone Big 12 program in the top 12, and unbeaten Miami is the only ACC group in the leading 12 after Clemson suffered its 2nd defeat last week, to Louisville at home.Boise State, whose only loss was by 3

points at Oregon on Sept. 7, was the highest-ranked group from a Group of 5 conference.SMU was No. 13 in the selection committee’s rankings, followed by Texas A&M, LSU, Ole Miss, Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Kansas State and Colorado.Washington State, Louisville, Clemson, Missouri and unbeaten Army completed the leading 25. After ten years with a four-team playoff, CFP choice committee chairman Warde Manuel stated the group’s objective hasn’t altered with an expanded bracket.Editor’s Picks 1 Related”The process is the exact same, “Manuel stated.

“We rank the best 25 groups, one through 25, and that’s precisely what this process is developed to do from the very start. “Ohio State, coming off recently’s outstanding 20-13 victory at Penn State, got the nod for the No. 2 area over Georgia, according to Manuel, since of its one-point loss at Oregon. The Bulldogs fell 41-34 at Alabama, after trailing by 28 points in the first half, and had closer-than-expected wins over Kentucky, Mississippi State and Florida.Georgia beat Texas 30-15 on the road

on Oct. 19.

The Longhorns were ranked No. 1 in the AP and coaches’ poll at the time.”You know, we’re splitting hairs in regards to taking a look at two great groups,”said Manuel, Michigan’s athletic director.Indiana, which is 9-0 for the very first time in program history after beating Michigan State 47-10 recently, was one area ahead of BYU. The Hoosiers haven’t yet beaten a ranked opponent and have played the 103rd-ranked schedule to this point. They will host protecting national champion Michigan on Saturday and dip into Ohio State on Nov. 23. The Cougars are 8-0 heading into Saturday’s game at rival Utah.

They won 18-15 at SMU and blasted Kansas State 38-9 in the house. “I indicate Indiana, their strength of schedule is not as strong as BYU,” Manuel stated.”But what Indiana has done on the field, when we take a look at those games, they’re winning by double digits, averaging 33 points a game more than their challengers. They’re strong on both sides, offensively and defensively. They’re just a really, actually great team, therefore is BYU.”Army(8-0)would need to jump Boise State to make an automatic choice as the fifth-highest-ranked conference champ. The Black Nights have not yet beat a ranked opponent. They play Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium

in New York City on Nov. 23. The 4 first-round games will be dipped into the home school of the higher-seeded teams on Dec. 20 and 21.

The four quarterfinal games will be staged at the VRBO Carnival Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl presented by Prudential and Allstate Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The two semifinal games will happen at the Capital One Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl on Jan. 9 and 10. The CFP Championship game provided by AT&T is arranged for Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Atlanta.ESPN’s David Purdum contributed to this report.