Ohio State checks in at No. 2 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2024.
I've been very impressed with how USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington have looked this year. All 4 have been pretty dominant across the board and all are ranked as of right now. Generally I'm pretty opposed to expanded conferences and seeing the Big 10 go to 18 teams next year is going to be hard to get used to but being able to add 4 quality west coast teams (the best ones) that are all playing football at a high level has me excited for the future of this conference that I love. Now I wouldn't be surprised to see a few of the new teams take a step back next year, as Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, and Michael Penix Jr will move on after the season, but it's hard not to get excited about what we are seeing from those 4 schools.