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