College Football Playoff: The New System 1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida State
4. Ohio State 5. Baylor
6. TCU
7. Mississippi State
8. Michigan State
9. Ole Miss
10. Arizona
11. Kansas State
12. Georgia Tech**
13. Georgia
14. UCLA*
15. Arizona State*
16. Missouri**
17. Clemson*
18. Wisconsin**
19. Auburn
20. Boise State
21. Louisville**
22. Utah
23. LSU**
24. USC**
25. Minnesota** Dropped From Rankings Through the Weeks: Washington (Week 1)
Nebraska (Week 2)
North Carolina (Week 2)
Louisville (Week 3)
Virginia Tech (Week 3)
Missouri (Week 4)
Clemson (Week 4)
South Carolina (Week 5)
Arizona State (Week 5)
LSU (Week 6)
USC (Week 6)
BYU (Week 6)
Wisconsin (Week 6)
UCLA (Week 7)
Missouri* (Week 7)
Georgia Tech (Week 7)
Texas A&M (Week 8)
Stanford (Week 8)
Oklahoma State (Week 8)
USC* (Week 9)
Marshall (Week 9/CFP)
Louisville** (Week 10/CFP)
East Carolina (Week 10/CFP)
Oklahoma (Week 11/CFP)
West Virginia (Week 11/CFP)
LSU* (Week 12/CFP)
Notre Dame (Week 12/CFP)
Duke (Week 12/CFP)
Texas A&M** (Week 12/CFP)
Nebraska* (Week 13/CFP)
USC** (Week 13/CFP)
Minnesota (Week 14/CFP)
Marshall** (Week 14/CFP)
Oklahoma (Week 15/CFP)
* = Re-Entered Rankings
** = Re-Entered Rankings via CFP Committee