Oregon holds top spot in debut CFP rankings

The first 2024 College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday night, and the Oregon Ducks have the No. 1 spot, followed by Ohio State at No. 2, Georgia at No. 3 and Miami at No. 4.

When it comes to the actual seeding for the playoff, however, Oregon, Miami, Georgia and No. 9 BYU would have the initial bye weeks into the quarterfinal. BYU would get the bye over Ohio State right now because it would hold the Big 12 automatic bid and the bye that likely comes with that.

Ohio State, the No. 2 ranked team, would not get the bye because Oregon would get the Big Ten bye.

No. 13 SMU and No. 14 Texas A&M would be the first two teams out. 

This is the first year of the expanded 12-team playoff, and here is a look at the initial bracket as it would look today.