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Where the Big Ten teams rank in the playoff round

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The second College Football Playoff rankings of the college football season are in.

And the Big Ten Conference made a clear statement.

If Tuesday's unveiling of the CFP rankings had been the CFP selection committee's final rankings, the Big Ten would have taken four of the first five spots in the CFP top 25 and played three of the four newly added first-round games.

Watch Tuesday's CFP Rankings Show Live with Fubo (Free Trial)

Ohio State (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) retained its No. 2 spot in the CFP Top 25 rankings. The Buckeyes are once again the No. 5 seed in the 12-team bracket as Oregon (10-0, 7-0) is the current Big Ten Conference leader and holds the tiebreaker with Ohio State with its win in October.

Two Big Ten teams posted increases in the CFP rankings on Tuesday compared to last week. Penn State moved up to No. 5 in the CFP Top 25 but retained its sixth-place ranking. Then there was Indiana. Curt Cignetti's squad – which made history last week by going 10-0 for the first time in history – moved up to No. 5 in the CFP Top 25 and would now host a first-round game in Bloomington against Alabama as the No. 1 seed . 7 seeds.

Here's a look at the entire College Football Playoff field, including entrants and eliminators, the overall playoff round and the top 25 rankings.

College Football Playoff Series

Big Ten teams are in bold. Total record in brackets.

  1. Oregon (10-0) *
  2. Texas (8-1)
  3. BYU (9-0)
  4. Miami (9-1)
  5. Ohio State (8-1) *
  6. Penn State (8-1) *
  7. Indiana (10-0) *
  8. Tennessee (8-1)
  9. Notre Dame (8-1)
  10. Alabama (7-2)
  11. Ole Miss (8-2)
  12. Boise State (8-1)

*Denotes the bye in the first round

**Denotes home advantage in the first round

College Football Playoff Series: Who's Left Out?

Here are the two teams considered the “first teams out.”

CFP Top 25 Rankings

Big Ten teams are in bold. Total record in brackets.

  1. Oregon (10-0)
  2. Ohio State (8-1)
  3. Texas (8-1)
  4. Penn State (8-1)
  5. Indiana (10-0)
  6. BYU (9-0)
  7. Tennessee (8-1)
  8. Notre Dame (8-1)
  9. Miami (9-1)
  10. Alabama (7-2)
  11. Ole Miss (8-2)
  12. Georgia (7-1)
  13. Boise State (8-1)
  14. SMU (8-1)
  15. Texas A&M (7-2)
  16. Kansas State (7-2)
  17. Colorado (7-2)
  18. Washington State (8-1)
  19. Louisville (6-3)
  20. Clemson (7-2)
  21. South Carolina (6-3)
  22. LSU (6-3)
  23. Missouri (7-2)
  24. Army (9-0)
  25. Tulane (8-2)

Here's how to see the College Football Playoff rankings

  • Date: Tuesday, November 12th
  • Time: Approximately 8:30 p.m. ET
  • TV channels: ESPN
  • Streaming option: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)

ESPN will broadcast Tuesday's CFP rankings, which will be announced nationally, on Tuesday, November 12, at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET between Game 1 and Game 2 of the Champions Classic. You can also stream the show on the ESPN app (by logging in with your TV provider's credentials), ESPN+, ESPN's subscription streaming platform, and Fubo, which operates the ESPN family of networks and offers a free subscription to new subscribers Trial version offers.

Watch Tuesday's CFP Rankings Show Live with Fubo (Free Trial)

When will the CFP rankings be released?

The second release of the College Football Playoff rankings will occur on Tuesday, November 12th at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET between Game 1 and Game 2 of the Champions Classic.

Required reading: How does the new CFP work? Explaining the 12-team College Football Playoff schedule and predictions

CFP Bracket Predictions and Forecasts

Here's a look at where some Big Ten teams are currently projected by college football analysts in the CFP rankings, including the 12-team bracket:

  • Oregon: No. 1 seeds
  • Ohio state: No. 2 seeds
  • Pennsylvania state: No. 4 seeds
  • Indiana: No. 6 seeds
  • Oregon: No. 1 seeds
  • Ohio state: No. 5 seeds
  • Pennsylvania state: No. 6 seeds

Toppmeyer on why Indiana was left out of his predictions for this week after the Hoosiers were there last week: “Ole Miss’ win over Georgia brings together the number of teams with qualifiers for the general public. Indiana appears to be part of a playoff team, but its modest schedule makes it vulnerable.”

Tennessee lacks an extensive list of wins, but the win over Alabama remains a front-runner on the Vols' roster that Indiana can't match unless it upsets Ohio State in Columbus.”

  • Oregon: No. 1 seeds
  • Ohio state: No. 2 seeds
  • Pennsylvania state: No. 4 seeds
  • Indiana: No. 6 seeds

How many teams are participating in the 2024 College Football Playoff?

For the first time in the College Football Playoff era, the CFP will feature a total of 12 teams: five automatic qualifying teams and seven at-large teams. The CFP's previous model, in use from 2014 to 2023, consisted of only four teams that made the playoffs.

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