NCAA College football rankings: December 8, 2024
This week’s Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below. Oregon returned to the top spot. Wisconsin finished the season ranked 64th.
The College Football Playoff Selection Committee seeded the playoff, the first playoff with 12 teams. “The 12 playoff participants consist of the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams. The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and receive a first-round bye.” The teams in the College Football Playoff are in boldface below, and the top four teams are marked with a “bye.”
1 Oregon (bye)
2 Notre Dame
3 Texas
4 Ohio St
5 Georgia (bye)
6 Boise St (bye)
7 Penn St
8 SMU
9 Indiana
10 Arizona St (bye)
11 Alabama
12 Mississippi
13 Miami FL
14 Tennessee
15 Clemson
16 South Carolina
17 BYU
18 Iowa St
19 Army
20 Louisville
21 Syracuse
22 LSU
23 Texas A&M
24 UNLV
25 Michigan
The Big Ten teams, ranked.
1 Oregon
4 Ohio St
7 Penn St
9 Indiana
25 Michigan
27 Illinois
32 Iowa
35 USC
44 Minnesota
54 Rutgers
55 Nebraska
59 Washington
62 UCLA
64 Wisconsin
81 Michigan St
91 Maryland
100 Northwestern
119 Purdue