The College Football Playoff Rankings for Dec. 2 have been released by the Selection Committee, and the Alabama Crimson Tide remained in first place for the fourth straight week.
Alabama is followed by Oregon (2), TCU (3), and Florida State (4). Just outside the top four are Ohio State (5), Baylor (6), and Arizona (7).
One Group of Five team is in the College Football Playoff Rankings this week. Boise State (10-2) is 22nd.
“Several factors came into play as the committee compiled its rankings this week and as we always do, we started with a clean sheet of paper,” said selection chairman Jeff Long. “That means we start from scratch each week and evaluate small groups of teams against one another and create the rankings through seven rounds of voting. The committee is a group of college football experts whose task each week is to take a fresh look at the rankings 1-25.”
College Football Playoff Rankings (Dec. 2)
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Florida State
5. Ohio State
6. Baylor
7. Arizona
8. Michigan State
9. Kansas State
10. Mississippi State
11. Georgia Tech
12. Ole Miss
13. Wisconsin
14. Georgia
15. UCLA
16. Missouri
17. Arizona State
18. Clemson
19. Auburn
20. Oklahoma
21. Louisville
22. Boise State
23. Utah
24. LSU
25. USC
On Sunday, Dec. 7, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee will announce the Playoff Semifinal pairings and semifinal bowl assignments at 12:45pm ET on ESPN.
At 2:45pm ET on Dec. 7, the committee will announce the Cotton, Fiesta and Peach Bowl pairings, as well as the final top 25 rankings. They will also announce the pairing for the Orange Bowl.
CFP Rankings Release Schedule
- Dec. 7 – 12:45pm ET, ESPN (Selection Sunday and Playoff Semifinal teams announced)
- Dec. 7 – Bowl Selection Show, 8:30pm ET, ESPN