The second College Football Playoff rankings for the 2024 season have been revealed.

The College Football Playoff will begin a new era this fall as it expands to 12 teams. The 5 highest-ranked conference champions will all receive automatic bids, leaving 7 spots open for at-large programs deemed worthy of inclusion by the selection committee. The top 4 spots in the bracket, reserved for the highest-ranked conference champions, will all receive first-round byes.

First round CFP games will be played on campus sites from Dec. 20-21. Four quarterfinal matchups will then played from Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 at bowl sites. The Fiesta Bowl will host a quarterfinal on New Year’s Eve while the other 3 quarterfinal matchups will take place on New Year’s Day at the Peach Bowl, the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl.

For the semifinals, those games will be on Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 at the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl, respectively. The national championship game will be played in Atlanta on Jan. 20.

Here’s a look at the first-ever top 25 from the CFP selection committee in the 12-team Playoff era:

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