2024 Week 11 12-team College Football Playoff rankings prediction
By Ryan Stano
No one had a bigger win during Week 10 in college football than the Ohio State football team. They went into Happy Valley and beat Penn State 20-13. That top-five matchup was the biggest game of the week and gives the Buckeyes a shot to still win the Big Ten and get an automatic berth in the College Football Playoff.
With the win, they solidify their spot as the five-seed in the CFP. They would be hosting a first-round playoff game right now. They have to win out and beat Oregon in a rematch for the Big Ten Championship if they want that bye and the number-one overall seed.
So we know where the Buckeyes will sit in this week's College Football Playoff prediction table. Where do the other teams across college football sit after a wild weekend with more upsets? This week's table will look a lot different than it did a week ago.
Seed | Team | Reason they are here | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Oregon | Big Ten Champion | 1 |
2. | Texas | SEC Champion | 2 |
3. | BYU | Big 12 Champion | 9 |
4. | Miami | ACC Champion | 4 |
5. | Ohio State | At-Large | 7 |
6. | Georgia | At-Large | 5 |
7. | Penn State | At-Large | 6 |
8. | Notre Dame | At-Large | 8 |
9. | Tennessee | At-Large | N/A |
10. | Indiana | At-Large | N/A |
11. | Alabama | At-Large | N/A |
12 | Army | AAC Champion | 12 |
Perhaps the biggest change this week is that the ACC and the Big 12 are no longer two-bid leagues. Clemson getting beaten by double-digits to Louisville ends the ACC's hope for that. Iowa State losing to a terrible Texas Tech team at home also removes that possibility for the Big 12, at least for now.
It's impossible to ignore what Indiana is doing right now. Have they played anyone good yet? No. But they are undefeated and will likely be undefeated until they travel to Columbus on the third weekend of November. With everything else that has happened in college football, they still likely get in at 11-1.
I've made it very clear how I feel about both Alabama and Tennessee. They are not good teams. But with all of the carnage everywhere else, someone has to get into the 12-team Playoff. Alabama could be eliminated with a loss to LSU this weekend. Whoever loses that game will have three losses.
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Army still gets the nod over Boise State. I'm not convinced that the Broncos won't lose another game before the end of the year. Meanwhile, the Black Knights have yet to lose a game and just keep wearing teams down.