Buckeye Nation is still reeling and depressed from Ohio State football and yet another loss to Michigan — its fourth-straight in the rivalry. However, as a bit of a silver lining, the most recent CFP Rankings were released on Tuesday night, and the Buckeyes only dropped from No. 2 to No. 6, well inside the cut line of what would be needed to make the College Football Playoff.
Even more, if the ranking would stand, Ohio State would be able to host a first-round game, right now with the opponent being Tennessee who is ranked No. 7.
With OSU’s loss, there was a jumbling near the top. Oregon remained No.1 followed by Texas (2), Penn State (3), Notre Dame (4), and Georgia (5) ahead of the Scarlet and Gray. Rounding out the top ten behind OSU was Tennessee (7), (8) SMU (8), Indiana (9), and Boise State (10).
Before we get ahead of ourselves, these rankings could change, and there could be some things happen to where Ohio State still drops (but not much). There are still the conference championship games to play and the most likely result that could move the Buckeyes down one spot is if SMU wins the ACC Championship Game. However, that remains to be seen. Here is how the entire CFP Top 25 appeared when unveiled on ESPN.
The FULL College Football Playoff top 25 rankings 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GuL2GvJrka
— ESPN (@espn) December 4, 2024
The last set of CFP Rankings will come out next Sunday the day after the conference title games are complete. At that point, we’ll know OSU’s College Football Playoff fate for sure.
But hey, there won’t be a conspiracy. It appears Ohio State will be in no matter what happens next weekend.
