January 15, 2025

College Football Playoff Rankings: Ohio State jumps LSU for No. 1 spot in new CFP top 25


The fourth edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings was released Tuesday night, and there was an a shake up at the top with Ohio State jumping LSU despite both teams winning on Saturday. The Buckeyes, of course, beat a top-10 Penn State team 28-17, while LSU whipped Arkansas 56-20. With both programs now sporting similar resumes, the CFP Selection Committee clearly decided that OSU’s was slightly better. The rest of the top five remained unchanged with Clemson, Georgia and Alabama following in the same 3-5 order they have been for the last two weeks. The next-biggest adjustment came at the No. 6 spot, which saw Utah replace Oregon after the Ducks fell 31-28 to Arizona State on Saturday. That Oregon loss not only knocks it out of CFP consideration, it drops the quality of a potential Utah win as the teams prepare to meet in the Pac-12 Championship Game.…

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