College Football Playoff rankings schedule, release dates (2024)

College Football Playoff: Rankings, history

In 2014, Mississippi State became the first team to rank No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Here's the list of all No. 1 teams in the CFP rankings.

2014

• Week 10: Mississippi State
• Week 11: Mississippi State
• Week 12: Mississippi State
• Week 13: Alabama
• Week 14: Alabama
• Week 15: Alabama
• Week 16 (Final): Alabama (Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State also make the CFP)

2015

• Week 9: Clemson
• Week 10: Clemson
• Week 11: Clemson
• Week 12: Clemson
• Week 13: Clemson
• Week 14: Clemson (Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma also make the CFP)

2016

• Week 9: Alabama
• Week 10: Alabama
• Week 11: Alabama
• Week 12: Alabama
• Week 13: Alabama
• Week 14: Alabama (Clemson, Ohio Stateand Washingtonalso make the CFP)

2017

• Week 9: Georgia
• Week 10: Georgia
• Week 11: Alabama
• Week 12: Alabama
• Week 13: Clemson
• Week 14: Clemson (Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama also make the CFP)

2018

• Week 9: Alabama
• Week 10: Alabama
• Week 11: Alabama
• Week 12: Alabama
• Week 13: Alabama
• Week 14: Alabama (Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma also make the CFP)

2019

• Week 10: Ohio State
• Week 11: LSU
• Week 12: LSU
• Week 13: Ohio State
• Week 14: Ohio State
• Week 15: LSU (Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma alsomake the CFP)

2020

• Week 13: Alabama
• Week 14: Alabama
• Week 15: Alabama
• Week 16: Alabama
• Week 17: Alabama (Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame also make the CFP)

2021

• Week 10: Georgia
• Week 11: Georgia
• Week 12: Georgia
• Week 13: Georgia
• Week 14: Georgia
• Week 15: Alabama (Michigan, Georgia and Cincinnati also make the CFP)

2022

• Week 9: Tennessee
• Week 10: Georgia
• Week 11: Georgia
• Week 12: Georgia
• Week 13: Georgia
• Week 14: Georgia

2023

• Week 10: Ohio State
• Week 11: Ohio State
• Week 12: Georgia
• Week 13: Georgia
• Week 14: Georgia
• Week 15: Michigan

College Football Playoff: Results

2014 season

• Rose Bowl: No. 2 Oregon 59, No. 3 Florida State 20
• Sugar Bowl: No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Alabama 35
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20

2015 season

• Orange Bowl: No. 1 Clemson 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 17
• Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40

2016 season

• Fiesta Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 3 Ohio State 0
• Peach Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 4 Washington 7
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31

RANKINGS: All major college football polls

2017 season

• Rose Bowl: No. 3 Georgia 54, No. 2 Oklahoma 48 (2OT)
• Sugar Bowl: No. 4 Alabama 24, No. 1 Clemson 6
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23 (OT)

2018 season

• Orange Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 45, No. 4 Oklahoma 34
• Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 30, No. 3 Notre Dame 3
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16

2019 season

• Peach Bowl: No. 1 LSU 63, No. 4 Oklahoma 28
• Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Clemson 29, No. 2 Ohio State 23
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25

2020 season

• Rose Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 31, No. 4 Notre Dame 14
• Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Ohio State 49, No. 2 Clemson 28
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24

2021 season

• Cotton Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 27, No. 4 Cincinnati 6
• Orange Bowl: No. 3 Georgia 34, No. 2 Michigan 11
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18

2022 season

• Peach Bowl:No. 1 Georgia 42, No. 4 Ohio State 41
• Fiesta Bowl:No. 3 TCU 51, No. 2 Michigan 45
• CFP National Championship Game:No. 1 Georgia 65, No. 3 TCU 7

2023 season

• Rose Bowl:No. 1 Michigan 27, No. 4 Alabama 20 (OT)
• Sugar Bowl:No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31
• CFP National Championship Game:No. 1 Michigan 34, No. 2 Washington 13