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2024 College Football Top 25

Bowl Games / CFP First Round snapshot. Every FBS team is evaluated with the same points-based in-season model.

2024 Top 25 — Bowl Games / CFP First Round

Top 25 • Bowl Games / CFP First Round

RK TeamConference RecordSOSChange Points
1 Oregon B1G 13-0 0.606 0 36.26
2 Georgia SEC 11-2 0.629 0 28.02
3 Ohio State B1G 11-2 0.623 +2 26.53
4 Boise State Mountain West 12-1 0.556 -1 26.18
5 Notre Dame FBS Independents 12-1 0.577 +1 25.91
6 Penn State B1G 12-2 0.552 +2 25.02
7 Texas SEC 12-2 0.596 0 24.68
8 Arizona State B12 11-2 0.498 -4 24.19
9 SMU ACC 11-3 0.573 0 19.57
10 Clemson ACC 10-4 0.560 0 19.29
11 Army American Athletic 11-2 0.517 0 19.23
12 Indiana B1G 11-2 0.491 0 17.66
13 Ohio Mid-American 11-3 0.494 +5 17.39
14 Alabama SEC 9-3 0.655 0 17.03
15 Marshall Sun Belt 10-3 0.538 -2 16.64
16 Miami ACC 10-2 0.544 -1 16.40
17 Ole Miss SEC 9-3 0.509 0 16.02
18 Iowa State B12 10-3 0.557 +1 15.13
19 BYU B12 10-2 0.496 +1 14.81
20 Tennessee SEC 10-3 0.515 -4 14.72
21 South Carolina SEC 9-3 0.594 0 14.68
22 Syracuse ACC 9-3 0.615 0 14.43
23 UNLV Mountain West 11-3 0.495 +1 14.38
24 Jacksonville State Conference USA 9-5 0.476 -1 13.18
25 Louisville ACC 8-4 0.603 +2 12.52
3762 completed games evaluated134 FBS teams included • Change vs. Army-Navy / Final Regular-Season Games
About this snapshot

What the ranking is trying to measure

The in-season CFB Top 25 is a résumé-oriented ranking. It evaluates what teams have accomplished through the selected stage, including results, opponent quality, schedule strength and game context. Every FBS team goes through the same scoring process, so the ranking can be revisited week by week without changing the rules to fit the latest result.

Early-season rankings naturally carry more uncertainty because teams have played fewer games and opponent résumés are still developing. As the schedule fills in, the model relies progressively more on observed results.

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Top 10 Offenses
  1. 1. Miami44.2 PPG
  2. 2. Indiana41.3 PPG
  3. 3. Boise State39.1 PPG
  4. 4. Notre Dame38.8 PPG
  5. 5. Texas Tech38.6 PPG
  6. 6. Ole Miss37.5 PPG
  7. 7. Texas State37.1 PPG
  8. 8. Washington State36.8 PPG
  9. 9. Louisville36.6 PPG
  10. 10. SMU36.5 PPG
Top 10 Defenses
  1. 1. Ohio State11.4 allowed
  2. 2. Texas13.3 allowed
  3. 3. Notre Dame13.8 allowed
  4. 4. Ole Miss13.9 allowed
  5. 5. Indiana15.6 allowed
  6. 6. Penn State15.9 allowed
  7. 7. Tennessee16.1 allowed
  8. 8. Army16.2 allowed
  9. 9. Iowa17.1 allowed
  10. 10. Alabama17.2 allowed
Games Between Current Top 25 Teams
WeekGameDateSite
1Clemson 3 @ Georgia 34Aug 31, 2024Neutral
1Ohio 22 @ Syracuse 38Aug 31, 2024Home-site
1Ohio 30 @ Jacksonville State 27Dec 20, 2024Neutral
1Clemson 24 @ Texas 38Dec 21, 2024Home-site
1Indiana 17 @ Notre Dame 27Dec 21, 2024Home-site
1SMU 10 @ Penn State 38Dec 21, 2024Home-site
1Tennessee 17 @ Ohio State 42Dec 22, 2024Home-site
2BYU 18 @ SMU 15Sep 06, 2024Home-site
2Jacksonville State 14 @ Louisville 49Sep 07, 2024Home-site
2Boise State 34 @ Oregon 37Sep 08, 2024Home-site
4Marshall 14 @ Ohio State 49Sep 21, 2024Home-site
5Georgia 34 @ Alabama 41Sep 28, 2024Home-site
5Louisville 24 @ Notre Dame 31Sep 28, 2024Home-site
6Ole Miss 27 @ South Carolina 3Oct 05, 2024Home-site
6SMU 34 @ Louisville 27Oct 05, 2024Home-site
6Syracuse 44 @ UNLV 41Oct 05, 2024Home-site
7Ohio State 31 @ Oregon 32Oct 12, 2024Home-site
7South Carolina 25 @ Alabama 27Oct 12, 2024Home-site
8Alabama 17 @ Tennessee 24Oct 19, 2024Home-site
8Georgia 30 @ Texas 15Oct 19, 2024Home-site
8Miami 52 @ Louisville 45Oct 19, 2024Home-site
9Boise State 29 @ UNLV 24Oct 26, 2024Home-site
10Louisville 33 @ Clemson 21Nov 02, 2024Home-site
10Ohio State 20 @ Penn State 13Nov 02, 2024Home-site
11Georgia 10 @ Ole Miss 28Nov 09, 2024Home-site
12Tennessee 17 @ Georgia 31Nov 17, 2024Home-site
13BYU 23 @ Arizona State 28Nov 23, 2024Home-site
13Indiana 15 @ Ohio State 38Nov 23, 2024Home-site
13Army 14 @ Notre Dame 49Nov 24, 2024Neutral
14Miami 38 @ Syracuse 42Nov 30, 2024Home-site
14South Carolina 17 @ Clemson 14Nov 30, 2024Home-site
15Georgia 22 @ Texas 19Dec 07, 2024Neutral
15Iowa State 19 @ Arizona State 45Dec 07, 2024Neutral
15UNLV 7 @ Boise State 21Dec 07, 2024Home-site
15Clemson 34 @ SMU 31Dec 08, 2024Neutral
15Penn State 37 @ Oregon 45Dec 08, 2024Neutral
Current Top 25 — Record vs Each Other
Ohio State4-1
Oregon3-0
Notre Dame3-0
Syracuse3-0
Georgia4-2
Arizona State2-0
Ole Miss2-0
Boise State2-1
Alabama2-1
Ohio1-1
Miami1-1
BYU1-1
Louisville2-3
Penn State1-2
Texas1-2
Tennessee1-2
South Carolina1-2
Army0-1
Marshall0-1
Iowa State0-1
SMU1-3
Indiana0-2
Jacksonville State0-2
Clemson1-4
UNLV0-3
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