The third edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings were released Tuesday night with undefeated Oregon holding at No. 1 in the initial year of the expanded 12-team field. Off to a dominant start this season with wins over Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois, and most recently, Wisconsin, the Ducks sit in the top spot seeking to make their second playoff appearance overall — first since the four-team field debuted after the 2014 season.

Seven of 10 teams ranked No. 1 in a season’s initial CFP Rankings ultimately reached the playoff in the four-team era with Mississippi State (2014), Tennessee (2022) and Ohio State (2023) being the exceptions. With eight more spots in the field this season, Oregon sits in a strong position at 11-0 as one of two remaining Power Four undefeated programs this season (Indiana).

Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana round out the rest of the top five — as they did last week. The most notable change came with Georgia reentering the projected 12-team playoff field coming off its dominant win over Tennessee last Saturday.

The top Group of Five program in Tuesday’s release is Boise State at No. 12. With the 12-team playoff model granting automatic bids to the five highest-ranked conference champions, the Broncos stand in pole position to earn that opportunity should they win their league. Other Group of Five teams in this week’s rankings are Army West Point (19), Tulane (20) and UNLV (24).

Let’s take a look at the entire CFP Rankings top 25 along with the projected bracket seedings for the first 12 teams. Check out analysis by bowls expert Jerry Palm below.

College Football Playoff Rankings, Nov. 19

1. Oregon (11-0) | Projected No. 1 seed
2. Ohio State (9-1) | Projected No. 5 seed
3. Texas (9-1) | Projected No. 2 seed
4. Penn State (9-1) | Projected No. 6 seed
5. Indiana (10-0) | Projected No. 7 seed
6. Notre Dame (9-1) | Projected No. 8 seed
7. Alabama (8-2) | Projected No. 9 seed
8. Miami (FL) (9-1) | Projected No. 3 seed
9. Ole Miss (8-2) | Projected No. 10 seed
10. Georgia (8-2) | Projected No. 11 seed
11. Tennessee (8-2)
12. Boise State (9-1) | Projected No. 4 seed
13. SMU (9-1)
14. BYU (9-1) | Projected No. 12 seed
15. Texas A&M (8-2)
16. Colorado (8-2)
17. Clemson (8-2)
18. South Carolina (7-3)
19. Army West Point (9-0)
20. Tulane (9-2)
21. Arizona State (8-2)
22. Iowa State (8-2)
23. Missouri (7-3)
24. UNLV (8-2)
25. Illinois (7-3)

Analysis by bowl expert Jerry Palm 

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