College Football Playoff Rankings: Projected Bracket Revealed After Week 13

Carnell Tate and the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Indiana 38–15 on Saturday. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

After another wild weekend on the gridiron, the fourth iteration of the College Football Playoff rankings dropped Tuesday night.

There was some significant movement in the new rankings released after the Week 13 games. While the top four teams in last week's rankings—Oregon, Ohio State, Texas, and Penn State—all took care of business, other teams projected to be in the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket suffered losses.

The ACC is the Big Winner in this Week's CFP Rankings

Indiana, ranked No. 5 last week, fell 38–15 to No. 2 Ohio State on the road for its first loss of the year. Additionally, No. 7 Alabama lost to Oklahoma, No. 9 Ole Miss dropped a winnable game at Florida, and No. 21 Arizona State defeated No. 14 BYU in a tightly contested 28–23 game at Mountain America Stadium.

Who rose to the top Tuesday night? Who fell out of the bracket? Let's find out:

College Football Playoff Rankings: Live Updates on Nov. 26

This will be updated as rankings are revealed on Nov. 19. Rankings will begin to be unveiled between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET.

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

College Football Playoff Projected Bracket: Live Updates on Nov. 26

Here is the fourth edition of the College Football Playoff projected bracket based on the latest rankings released Tuesday night on ESPN. Reminder: Teams need to win their conference championship to earn a bye and advance to the quarterfinals.

• No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Arizona State (winner moves on to play No. 4 Boise State)
• No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 Tennessee (winner moves on to play No. 1 Oregon)
• No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 11 Indiana (winner moves on to play No. 3 Miami)
• No. 7 Notre Dame vs No. 10 SMU (winner moves on to play No. 2 Texas)

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For context, here was the projected bracket released Nov. 19 following Week 12 of the 2024 college football season:

• No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 BYU (winner moves on to play No. 4 Boise State)
• No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Alabama (winner moves on to play No. 1 Oregon)
• No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 11 Georgia (winner moves on to play No. 3 Miami)
• No. 7 Indiana vs No. 10 Ole Miss (winner moves on to play No. 2 Texas)

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