Week 12 College Football Playoff Top 25 Rankings Revealed

The Texas Longhorns moved into the top 3 of the College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings for Week 12 of the 2024 season, which were announced during ESPN's live broadcast Tuesday (November 12) night.

The Longhorns defeated Florida, 49-17, in Week 11, while fellow SEC member Georgia dropped to No. 12 following its loss to Ole Miss.

The College Football Playoff expanded from four teams to 12 teams this season with conference champions automatically included in to the field. The four highest-ranked conference champions are seeded Nos. 1-4 and receive first-round byes.

Seven at-large teams will be determined by the remaining highest-ranked teams and seeds 5-8 will host first-round matchups.

The full College Football Playoff Top 25 poll for Week 12 is listed below with current playoff seeds listed in bold:

1. Oregon (Big Ten)- 10-0 (-)
2. Ohio State (Big Ten)- 8-1 (Currently No. 5 seed as second Big Ten team)
3. Texas (SEC)- 8-1 (+2)
4. Penn State (Big Ten)- 8-1 (+2)
5. Indiana (Big Ten)- 10-0 (+3)
6. BYU (Big 12)- 9-0) (Current No. 3 seed as Big 12 conference leader) (+3)
7. Tennessee (SEC)- 8-1 (-)
8. Notre Dame (IA-Independents)- 8-1 (+2)
9. Miami (FL) (ACC)- 9-1 (Currently No. 4 seed as top ACC team) (-5)
10. Alabama (SEC)- 7-2 (+1)
11. Ole Miss (SEC)- 8-2 (+5)
12. Georgia (SEC)- 7-2 (-9)
13. Boise State (MWC)- 8-1 (-1)
14. SMU (ACC)- 8-1 (-1)
15. Texas A&M (SEC)- 7-2 (-1)
16. Kansas State (Big 12)- 7-2 (+3)
17. Colorado (Big 12)- 7-2 (+3)
18. Washington State (Pac-12)- 8-1 (+3)
19. Louisville (ACC)- 6-3 (+3)
20. Clemson (ACC)- 7-2 (+3)
21. South Carolina (SEC)- 6-3 (Not ranked in Week 11)
22. LSU (SEC)- 6-3 (-7)
23. Missouri (SEC)- 7-2 (+1)
24. Army (AAC)- 9-0 (+1)
25. Tulane (AAC)- 8-2 (Not ranked in Week 11)