College Football Playoff Committee Announces Final Top 25 Rankings

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Players of the Week
Offense – RB Joe Jackson – Kansas State
Defense – LB Bryce Boettcher – Oregon
Games of the Week – Nov. 28-29
Friday
#4 Georgia (10-1) at #16 Georgia Tech (9-2)
#3 Texas A&M (11-0) at #19 Texas (8-3)
Saturday
#1 Ohio State (11-0) at #17 Michigan (9-2)
#5 Oregon (10-1) at Washington (8-3)
Frank Coyle & Scouting staff
Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Ohio State 11-0
2 Indiana 11-0
3 Texas A&M 11-0
4 Georgia 10-1
5 Oregon 10-1
6 Ole Miss 10-1
7 Texas Tech 11-1
8 Notre Dame 9-2
9 Oklahoma 9-2
10 BYU 10-1
11 Alabama 9-2
12 Vanderbilt 9-2
13 Virginia 9-2
14 Miami 9-2
15 Utah 9-2
16 Georgia Tech 9-2
17 Michigan 9-2
18 Southern Cal 8-3
19 Texas 8-3
20 Tennessee 8-3
21 James Madison 10-1
22 North Texas 10-1
23 Tulane 9-2
24 Pittsburgh 8-3
25 SMU 8-3
Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Ohio State (61) 11-0 1573
2 Indiana 11-0 1495
3 Texas A&M (2) 11-0 1461
4 Georgia 10-1 1378
5 Oregon 10-1 1291
6 Ole Miss 10-1 1262
7 Texas Tech 10-1 1211
8 Oklahoma 9-2 1108
9 Notre Dame 9-2 1073
10 Alabama 9-2 1002
11 BYU 10-1 943
12 Vanderbilt 9-2 828
13 Miami 9-2 781
14 Utah 9-2 774
15 Michigan 9-2 683
16 Texas 8-3 615
17 Virginia 9-2 532
18 Tennessee 8-3 499
19 Georgia Tech 9-2 344
20 USC 8-3 313
21 James Madison 10-1 262
22 North Texas 10-1 251
23 Tulane 9-2 186
24 Pittsburgh 8-3 158
25 SMU 8-3 109
Others receiving votes: Arizona State 86, Navy 58, Washington 39, Iowa 32, Missouri 32, Arizona 30, San Diego State 29, Houston 22, Illinois 4, Penn State 4, UConn 4, UNLV 2, South Florida 1
Dropped from rankings: Missouri 21, Houston 24
Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff etc awards annually for 34 years.

Players of Week
Offense – RB Jeremiyah Love – Notre Dame
Defense – LB Kip Lewis – Oklahoma
Games of Week – Nov. 22nd
#15 Southern Cal (8-2) at #5 Oregon (9-1)
Pittsburgh (7-3) at #10 Georgia Tech (9-1)
#11 BYU (9-1) at Cincinnati (7-3)
Frank Coyle & Scouting staff
Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Ohio State 10-0
2 Indiana 11-0
3 Texas A&M 10-0
4 Georgia 9-1
5 Oregon 9-1
6 Ole Miss 10-1
7 Texas Tech 10-1
8 Notre Dame 8-2
9 Oklahoma 8-2
10 Georgia Tech 9-1
11 BYU 9-1
12 Alabama 8-2
13 Vanderbilt 8-2
14 Virginia 9-2
15 Southern Cal 8-2
16 Miami 8-2
17 Michigan 8-2
18 Utah 8-2
19 Texas 7-3
20 Tennessee 7-3
21 James Madison 9-1
22 Missouri 7-3
23 North Texas 9-1
24 Houston 8-2
25 Tulane 8-2
Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Ohio State (61) 10-0 1573
2 Indiana 11-0 1497
3 Texas A&M (2) 10-0 1457
4 Georgia 9-1 1381
5 Oregon 9-1 1285
6 Ole Miss 10-1 1268
7 Texas Tech 10-1 1213
8 Oklahoma 8-2 1099
9 Notre Dame 8-2 1064
10 Alabama 8-2 976
11 BYU 9-1 923
12 Georgia Tech 9-1 815
13 Vanderbilt 8-2 777
14 Utah 8-2 748
15 Miami 8-2 707
16 USC 8-2 610
17 Michigan 8-2 587
18 Texas 7-3 521
19 Virginia 9-2 455
20 Tennessee 7-3 403
21 Missouri 7-3 220
22 James Madison 9-1 201
23 North Texas 9-1 164
24 Houston 8-2 144
25 Tulane 8-2 96
Others receiving votes: Navy 56, SMU 42, Illinois 34, Washington 28, Iowa 24, Arizona 23, Louisville 21, San Diego State 19, Arizona State 16, Pittsburgh 13, Nebraska 12, East Carolina 3
Dropped from rankings: Louisville 21, Cincinnati 22, Pittsburgh 23
Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff etc awards annually for 34 years.

Players of Week
Offense – QB Diego Pavia – Vanderbilt
Defense – LB Jacob Rodriguez – Texas Tech
Games of Week – Nov. 15th
#14 Oklahoma (7-2) at #4 Alabama (8-1)
#9 Notre Dame (7-2) at #24 Pittsburgh (7-2)
#13 Texas (7-2) at #5 Georgia (8-1)
Frank Coyle & Scouting staff
Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Ohio State 9-0
2 Indiana 10-0
3 Texas A&M 9-0
4 Alabama 8-1
5 Georgia 8-1
6 Oregon 8-1
7 Ole Miss 9-1
8 Texas Tech 9-1
9 Notre Dame 7-2
10 Georgia Tech 8-1
11 BYU 8-1
12 Vanderbilt 7-2
13 Texas 7-2
14 Oklahoma 7-2
15 Virginia 8-2
16 Louisville 7-2
17 Southern Cal 7-2
18 Miami 7-2
19 Michigan 7-2
20 Utah 7-2
21 Tennessee 6-3
22 Cincinnati 7-2
23 Pittsburgh 7-2
24 James Madison 8-1
25 Missouri 6-3
1 Ohio State (59) 9-0 1571
2 Indiana 10-0 1492
3 Texas A&M (4) 9-0 1465
4 Alabama 8-1 1368
5 Georgia 8-1 1322
6 Oregon 8-1 1238
7 Ole Miss 9-1 1216
8 Texas Tech 9-1 1143
9 Notre Dame 7-2 1041
10 Oklahoma 7-2 929
10 Texas 7-2 929
12 Georgia Tech 8-1 823
12 BYU 8-1 823
14 Vanderbilt 8-2 751
15 Utah 7-2 635
16 Miami 7-2 626
17 Michigan 7-2 559
18 USC 7-2 528
19 Virginia 8-2 336
20 Tennessee 6-3 312
21 Louisville 7-2 279
22 Cincinnati 7-2 216
23 Pittsburgh 7-2 144
24 Missouri 6-3 132
25 James Madison 8-1 108
Others receiving votes: South Florida 99, North Texas 98, Iowa 81, Houston 73, Tulane 53, SMU 32, Illinois 15, Washington 12, Arizona 7, Memphis 6, Nebraska 6, Arizona State 3, Navy 2, East Carolina 1, San Diego State 1
Dropped from rankings: Memphis 23, Iowa 24
Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff etc awards annually for 34 years.
Frank Coyle – Nov. 3rd
Players of Week
Games of Week – Nov. 8th
Texas A&M (8-0) at Missouri (6-2)
BYU (8-0) at Texas Tech (8-1)
Navy (7-1) at Notre Dame (6-2)
Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams
Frank Coyle & Scouting staff
Others receiving votes: Washington 82, North Texas 60, James Madison 44, San Diego State 30, Pittsburgh 29, South Florida 21, Houston 18, Navy 16, TCU 12, Illinois 8, SMU 6, Arizona State 2, Tulane 1, Minnesota 1, LSU 1
Dropped from rankings: Houston 22, Navy 23

Players of Week
Offense – QB Diego Pavia – Vanderbilt
Defense – Edge Yhonzae Pierre – Alabama
Games of Week – Oct. 25th
Frank Coyle – Pro Scout
Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Ohio State 7-0
2 Indiana 7-0
3 Texas A&M 7-0
4 Alabama 6-1
5 Georgia 6-1
6 Oregon 6-1
7 Ole Miss 6-1
8 Miami 6-1
9 Oklahoma 6-1
10 Texas Tech 6-1
11 Georgia Tech 7-0
12 Vanderbilt 6-1
13 BYU 7-0
14 Notre Dame 5-2
15 Missouri 6-1
16 LSU 5-2
17 Tennessee 5-2
18 South Florida 6-1
19 Michigan 5-2
20 Illinois 5-2
21 Texas 5-2
22 Cincinnati 6-1
23 Virginia 6-1
24 Memphis 6-1
25 Arizona State 5-2
Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Ohio State (65) 7-0 1625
2 Indiana 7-0 1549
3 Texas A&M 7-0 1470
4 Alabama 6-1 1408
5 Georgia 6-1 1358
6 Oregon 6-1 1302
7 Georgia Tech 7-0 1153
8 Ole Miss 6-1 1110
9 Miami 5-1 1027
10 BYU 7-0 990
11 Oklahoma 6-1 960
12 Vanderbilt 6-1 902
13 Notre Dame 5-2 872
14 Missouri 6-1 778
15 Texas Tech 6-1 738
16 Virginia 6-1 528
17 Tennessee 5-2 523
18 Texas 5-2 483
19 LSU 5-2 451
20 South Florida 6-1 393
21 Cincinnati 6-1 355
22 Louisville 5-1 336
23 Illinois 5-2 192
24 Michigan 5-2 175
25 Arizona State 5-2 144
Others receiving votes: Navy 59, USC 52, Utah 51, Tulane 45, Houston 34, Iowa 17, James Madison 9, Iowa State 9, North Texas 4, San Diego State 4, SMU 3, UNLV 3, Washington 3, Memphis 3, TCU 2, Pittsburgh 2, Boise State 2, Northwestern 1
Dropped from rankings: Memphis 20, USC 21, Utah 22

Ohio State (5-0) at Illinois (5-1) – 12:0 pm – Champaign, Il
Indiana (5-0) at Oregon (5-0) – 3:30 pm – Eugene, Or
Michigan (4-1) at Southern Cal (4-1) – Los Angeles, Ca
1 Ohio State 5-0
2 Oregon 5-0
3 Ole Miss 5-0
4 Miami 5-0
5 Oklahoma 5-0
6 Texas A&M 5-0
7 Indiana 5-0
8 Georgia 4-1
9 Alabama 4-1
10 LSU 4-1
11 Tennessee 4-1
12 Texas Tech 5-0
13 Georgia Tech 5-0
14 Michigan 4-1
15 Missouri 5-0
16 Notre Dame 3-2
17 Illinois 5-1
18 Iowa State 5-1
19 Vanderbilt 5-1
20 BYU 5-0
21 Texas 3-2
22 Virginia 5-1
23 Memphis 6-0
24 Arizona State 4-1
25 Penn State 3-2
1 Ohio State (59) 5-0 1638
2 Oregon (3) 5-0 1572
3 Miami (3) 5-0 1531
4 Ole Miss 5-0 1402
5 Texas A&M (1) 5-0 1330
6 Oklahoma 5-0 1283
7 Indiana 5-0 1206
8 Alabama 4-1 1183
9 Georgia 4-1 1128
10 Texas Tech 5-0 1082
11 LSU 4-1 999
12 Tennessee 4-1 889
13 Georgia Tech 5-0 819
14 Missouri 5-0 736
15 Michigan 4-1 653
16 Notre Dame 3-2 491
17 Illinois 5-1 484
18 BYU 5-0 453
19 Texas 3-2 372
20 Vanderbilt 5-1 329
21 Iowa State 5-1 295
22 Penn State 3-2 294
23 Arizona State 4-1 292
24 Virginia 5-1 258
25 Memphis 6-0 162
Others receiving votes: Utah 134, Florida State 93, Cincinnati 70, South Florida 65, North Texas 28, Navy 26, Washington 25, USC 23, UNLV 21, Nebraska 17, TCU 15, Old Dominion 13, Louisville 10, Tulane 8, Duke 7, Auburn 7, Iowa 5, SMU 2
Dropped from rankings: Florida State 19, Utah 25
Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

1 Ohio State 3-0
2 Oregon 3-0
3 Georgia 4-0
4 Penn State 3-0
5 LSU 4-0
6 Miami 4-0
7 Texas 3-1
8 Florida State 3-0
9 Texas A&M 3-0
10 Ole Miss 4-0
11 Oklahoma 4-0
12 Indiana 4-0
13 Iowa State 4-0
14 Alabama 2-1
15 Tennessee 3-1
16 Texas Tech 4-0
17 Georgia Tech 4-0
18 Michigan 3-1
19 Missouri 4-0
20 Vanderbilt 4-0
21 Southern Cal 4-0
22 Notre Dame 1-2
23 Illinois 3-1
24 Auburn 3-1
25 Utah 3-1
1 Ohio State (61) 3-0 1667
2 Penn State (3) 3-0 1552
3 Georgia(1) 3-0 1497
4 LSU 4-0 1458
5 Oregon (1) 4-0 1442
6 Miami (1) 4-0 1399
7 Texas 3-1 1209
8 Florida State 3-0 1100
9 Texas A&M 3-0 1043
10 Oklahoma 4-0 1024
11 Ole Miss 4-0 996
12 Indiana 4-0 915
13 Iowa State 4-0 870
14 Texas Tech 4-0 807
15 Tennessee 3-1 715
16 Alabama 2-1 649
17 Georgia Tech 4-0 558
18 Michigan 3-1 469
19 Missouri 4-0 433
20 Vanderbilt 4-0 417
21 Notre Dame 1-2 261
22 USC 4-0 249
23 Illinois 3-1 214
24 BYU 3-0 185
25 TCU 3-0 112
Others receiving votes: Arizona State 104, Utah 99, Louisville 67, Mississippi State 57, Memphis 55, Auburn 48, South Florida 32, Washington 19, Navy 17, Maryland 10, Kansas 6, Houston 4, Syracuse 4, Tulane 3, UNLV 3, Nebraska 3, North Texas 2, Iowa 1
Dropped from rankings: Utah 18, South Carolina 24, Auburn 25
Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

Frank Coyle – Pro Scout
Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Ohio State 3-0
2 Oregon 3-0
3 Georgia 3-0
4 Penn State 3-0
5 LSU 3-0
6 Miami 3-0
7 Texas 2-1
8 Illinois 3-0
9 Florida State 2-0
10 Texas A&M 3-0
11 Ole Miss 3-0
12 Oklahoma 3-0
13 Iowa State 4-0
14 Alabama 2-1
15 Tennessee 2-1
16 Texas Tech 3-0
17 Indiana 3-0
18 Georgia Tech 3-0
19 Michigan 2-1
20 Utah 3-0
21 Auburn 3-0
22 Notre Dame 0-2
23 Missouri 3-0
24 Vanderbilt 3-0
25 South Carolina 2-1
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Ohio State (62) 3-0 1668
2 Penn State (3) 3-0 1559
3 Georgia (1) 3-0 1501
4 LSU (1) 3-0 1468
5 Oregon 3-0 1444
6 Miami 3-0 1379
7 Texas 2-1 1209
8 Illinois 3-0 1150
9 Florida State 2-0 1023
10 Texas A&M 3-0 1003
11 Ole Miss 3-0 951
12 Oklahoma 3-0 906
13 Iowa State 4-0 896
14 Alabama 2-1 630
15 Tennessee 2-1 625
16 Texas Tech 3-0 563
17 Indiana 3-0 550
18 Utah 3-0 510
19 Georgia Tech 3-0 333
20 Michigan 2-1 316
21 Notre Dame 0-2 296
22 Missouri 3-0 252
23 Vanderbilt 3-0 249
24 South Carolina 2-1 198
25 Auburn 3-0 160
Others receiving votes: BYU 158, Arizona State 141, USC 117, Clemson 116, Tulane 107, Louisville 53, TCU 49, South Florida 48, Mississippi State 27, SMU 24, Nebraska 24, Navy 15, Memphis 14, Washington 13, NC State 13, Baylor 8, Houston 5, Kansas 2, UNLV 1, California 1
Dropped from rankings: Clemson 11, South Florida 23, Arizona State 24, BYU 25

The new CFP system has provided an exciting postseason which has the semi-final weekend set for outstanding matchups this week. Notre Dame concluded the quarter-final rounds with a dramatic 23-10 victory over Georgia. The Irish played their best game of the season and moves forward with a matchup vs Penn State in the semi-final opener. Penn State drilled Boise State 31-14 to advance to their best postseason position in CFP history.
Texas held on vs a scrappy Arizona State club, winning 39-31 in two OT periods. Ohio State smashed #1 Oregon with a surprisingly strong 41-21 performance which was never really that close.
The four semi-final contestants have been in the top ten all season, which eliminated the top two clubs, Oregon and Georgia in the quarter final round. Ironically, all four bye teams, Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State were all eliminated in the quarter final round.
The new 12- team format and system have been a resounding early success. They have been spread out over a three week period which gave every club at least half a bye between games. This included a bye week for the top four teams from the power conferences.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Team / Matchup / Time / TV / Location
#7 Notre Dame vs #6 Penn State
7:30 PM ESPN at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fl
Friday, January 10, 2025
#8 Ohio State vs #5 Texas
7:30 PM ESPN
at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Tx
Monday, January 20, 2025
7:30 PM ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga