College Football Playoff Selection Committee Releases First Rankings of 2021 Season

Games Played through Saturday, October 30

Rank

Team

Overall Record

1

Georgia

8-0

2

Alabama

7-1

3

Michigan State

8-0

4

Oregon

7-1

5

Ohio State

7-1

6

Cincinnati

8-0

7

Michigan

7-1

8

Oklahoma

9-0

9

Wake Forest

8-0

10

Notre Dame

7-1

11

Oklahoma State

7-1

12

Baylor

7-1

13

Auburn

6-2

14

Texas A&M

6-2

15

BYU

7-2

16

Mississippi

6-2

17

Mississippi State

5-3

18

Kentucky

6-2

19

NC State

6-2

20

Minnesota

6-2

21

Wisconsin

5-3

22

Iowa

6-2

23

Fresno State

7-2

24

San Diego State

7-1

25

Pittsburgh

6-2

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About the College Football Playoff The College Football Playoff matches the No. 1 ranked team vs. No. 4, and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in semifinal games that rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl Game. This season’s Playoff Semifinals will take place Friday, December 31, 2021, at the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.