Fifth College Football Playoff Rankings of the 2024 Season: Oregon Remains No. 1

Oregon is the number one team in the fifth rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Tuesday, December 3.

The Ducks are followed by Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame and Georgia in the top five.

Ohio State, Tennessee, SMU, Indiana, Boise State and Alabama round out the top 12.

The playoff schedule and seedings, based on this week's top 25, would be: Oregon (No 1 seed); Texas (No. 2 seed); SMU (No. 3 seed) and Boise State (No. 4 seed).

Projected first-round games (with seeding) (on campus):

No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State (winner plays No. 1 Oregon)

No. 12 Arizona State at No. 5 Penn State (winner plays No. 4 Boise State)

No. 10 Indiana at No 7 Georgia (winner plays No 2 Texas)

No. 11 Alabama at No. 6 Notre Dame (winner plays No. 3 SMU)

The sixth and final rankings that will determine the playoff teams and seedings will be released on Sunday, December 8, from 11 am to 3 pm (Central), on ESPN.

Fifth College Football Playoff Top 25

1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Penn State (9-1)
4. Notre Dame (9-1)
5. Georgia
6. Ohio State
7. Tennessee
8. SMU
9. Indiana
10. Boise State
11. Alabama
12. Miami
13. Ole  Miss
14. South Carolina
15. Arizona State
16. Iowa State
17. Clemson
18. BYU
19. Missouri
20. UNLV
21. Illinois
22. Syracuse
23. Colorado
24. Army
25. Memphis