Texas ranked No. 5 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2024
The Texas Longhorns were ranked No. 5 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season.
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If the season were to end today, the Longhorns would be slotted into the No. 6 seed and host the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide in Austin. The four highest-ranked conference champions receive the top four seeds, so the No. 9 BYU Cougars would jump into the No. 4 seed if the season were to end today and bump every team back one spot, starting with Ohio State as the No. 5 seed.
Teams on Texas’ schedule or within the SEC to make the rankings include No. 24 Missouri, No. 16 Ole Miss, No. 15 LSU, No. 14 Texas A&M, No. 11 Alabama, No. 7 Tennessee, and No. 3 Georgia.
College Football Playoff Top 25
- Oregon Ducks
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Miami Hurricanes
- Texas Longhorns
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Indiana Hoosiers
- BYU Cougars
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Boise State Broncos
- SMU Mustangs
- Texas A&M Aggies
- LSU Tigers
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Pittsburgh Panthers
- Kansas State Wildcats
- Colorado Buffaloes
- Washington State Cougars
- Louisville Cardinals
- Clemson Tigers
- Missouri Tigers
- Army Black Knights
Where teams fit into the 12-team Playoff based off the ranking
First-round byes
- Oregon Ducks
2. Georgia Bulldogs
3. Miami Hurricanes
4. BYU Cougars
At-Large Bids/Lowest Ranked Conference Champion
5. Ohio State Buckeyes
12. Boise State Broncos
6. Texas Longhorns
11. Alabama Crimson Tide
7. Penn State Nittany Lions
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8. Tennessee Volunteers
9. Indiana Hoosiers
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The next set of rankings will be released on November 12.
The first round will be played at on-campus sites on Friday, December 20 and Saturday, December 21. Games will be televised by ABC/ESPN or TNT.
Quarterfinal games will be played at the Fiesta, Peach, Rose, and Sugar Bowls on December 31 and January 1. All games will be on ESPN.
The semifinals will be at the Orange Bowl on January 9 and the Cotton Bowl on January 10.
The College Football Playoff national championship is scheduled for Monday, January 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.
