BYU Moves Up One Spot In College Football Top 25 Rankings
Dec 3, 2024, 6:01 PM
BYU Football lands at No. 18 in the College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
(Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – BYU football moved from No. 19 to No. 18 in the latest College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings.
While the Cougars moved up after defeating Houston, they remain the lowest-ranked two-loss power conference team in the Top 25.
#BYU checks in at No. 18 in the latest College Football Playoff Top 25.
Arizona State is at No. 15, and Iowa State is at No. 16.
The Committee has never been impressed with the Big 12 this year. They have made that clear.
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 4, 2024
The rankings were the final installment before Selection Sunday this upcoming weekend. College Football Playoff Committee Chairman Warde Manuel said on the weekly ESPN telecast, “Those who are not playing, we will not adjust those teams.”
That means there is no path for BYU to reach the College Football Playoff as an at-large team.
BYU finished the regular season with a 10-2 record and a 7-2 mark in Big 12 play. The signature win on BYU’s resume includes a victory at SMU, who is at No. 8 in this week’s ranking and is preparing to play No. 17 Clemson in the ACC Championship Game.
Kelly Ford, a college football power rating, believed the playoff committee under-ranked BYU by six spots.
How did the Committee do?
My biggest takeaway is the Committee is SEVERELY over-ranking the G5 contenders compared to my Most Deserving Rankings pic.twitter.com/ALHuIl21jY
— Kelley Ford (@KFordRatings) December 4, 2024
The same goes for other Big 12 teams.
Big 12 leader Arizona State is ranked 15th, and Iowa State is ranked 16th. The two Big 12 programs will play for an automatic bid into the College Football Playoff on Saturday in the Big 12 Championship Game in Arlington, Texas.
College Football Playoff Top 25 Rankings
Released: December 3, 2024
1. Oregon | 12-0 | Big Ten
2. Texas | 11-1 | SEC
3. Penn State | 11-1 | Big Ten
4. Notre Dame | 11-1 | FBS Independents
5. Georgia | 10-2 | SEC
6. Ohio State | 10-2 | Big Ten
7. Tennessee | 10-2 | SEC
8. SMU | 11-1 | ACC
9. Indiana | 11-1 | Big Ten
10. Boise State | 11-1 | Mountain West
11. Alabama | 9-3 | SEC
12. Miami | 10-2 | ACC
13. Ole Miss | 9-3 | SEC
14. South Carolina | 9-3 | SEC
15. Arizona State | 10-2 | Big 12
16. Iowa State | 10-2 | Big 12
17. Clemson | 9-3 | ACC
18. BYU | 10-2 | Big 12
19. Missouri | 9-3 | SEC
20. UNLV | 10-2 | Mountain West
21. Illinois | 9-3 | Big Ten
22. Syracuse | 9-3 | ACC
23. Colorado | 9-3 | Big 12
24. Army | 10-1 | American
25. Memphis | 10-2 | American
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
