The College Football Playoff rankings are here.
Ohio State checks in at No. 6 in this season's initial College Football Playoff rankings, released on ESPN on Tuesday
The Buckeyes debut behind No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 4 Clemson as well as No. 5 Oklahoma, which beat Ohio State 31-16 earlier in the season.
Ohio State is just ahead of No. 7 Penn State, which the Buckeyes beat 39-38 on Saturday.
ESPN will air the one-hour College Football Playoff: Top 25 show weekly on Tuesdays, concluding with the selection committee's final rankings on Sunday, Dec. 3.
You can see the full rankings here.
| Rank | Team | Conf. | Record | Key Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGIA | SEC | 8–0 | @ AUBURN (11/11), @ GEORGIA TECH (11/25) |
| 2 | ALABAMA | SEC | 8–0 | vs LSU (11/4), @ MS STATE (11/11), @ AUBURN (11/25) |
| 3 | NOTRE DAME | IND | 7–1 | @ MIAMI (11/11), @ STANFORD (11/25) |
| 4 | CLEMSON | ACC | 7–1 | @ NC STATE (11/4), vs FLORIDA STATE (11/11) |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA | BIG 12 | 7–1 | @ OKLAHOMA STATE (11/4), vs TCU (11/11) |
| 6 | OHIO STATE | BIG TEN | 7–1 | vs MICHIGAN STATE (11/11), @ MICHIGAN (11/25) |
| 7 | PENN STATE | BIG TEN | 7–1 | @ MICHIGAN STATE (11/4) |
| 8 | TCU | BIG 12 | 7–1 | vs TEXAS (11/4), @ OKLAHOMA (11/11) |
| 9 | WISCONSIN | BIG TEN | 8–0 | vs IOWA (11/11), vs MICHIGAN (11/18) |
| 10 | MIAMI | ACC | 7–0 | vs VIRGINIA TECH (11/4), vs NOTRE DAME (11/11) |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA STATE | BIG 12 | 7–1 | vs OKLAHOMA (11/4), @ IOWA STATE (11/11) |
| 12 | WASHINGTON | PAC-12 | 7–1 | @ STANFORD (11/10), vs WASHINGTON STATE (11/25) |
| 13 | VIRGINIA TECH | ACC | 7–1 | @ MIAMI (11/4) |
| 14 | AUBURN | SEC | 6–2 | vs GEORGIA (11/11), vs ALABAMA (11/25) |
| 15 | IOWA STATE | BIG 12 | 6–2 | vs OKLAHOMA STATE (11/11) |
| 16 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | SEC | 6–2 | vs ALABAMA (11/11), vs MISSISSIPPI (11/23) |
| 17 | USC | PAC-12 | 7–2 | @ ARIZONA (11/4), vs UCLA (11/18) |
| 18 | UCF | AAC | 7–0 | vs USF (11/24) |
| 19 | LSU | SEC | 6–2 | @ ALABAMA (11/4) |
| 20 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | ACC | 6–2 | vs CLEMSON (11/4) |
| 21 | STANFORD | PAC-12 | 6–2 | @ WASHINGTON STATE (11/4), vs WASHINGTON (11/10), vs NOTRE DAME (11/25) |
| 22 | ARIZONA | PAC-12 | 6–2 | @ USC (11/4) |
| 23 | MEMPHIS | AAC | 7–1 | – |
| 24 | MICHIGAN STATE | BIG TEN | 6–2 | vs PENN STATE (11/4), @ OHIO STATE (11/11) |
| 25 | WASHINGTON STATE | PAC-12 | 7–2 | vs STANFORD (11/4), @ WASHINGTON (11/25) |
