College Football Playoff rankings: Iowa State 16th in the penultimate release

Iowa State takes on Arizona State this Saturday for Big 12 title, bid to CFP

The Iowa State football team is ranked 16th in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. / Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Iowa State football team is ranked 16th in the penultimate edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, 

While the seed will determine who they go against, it will likely have no effect if the Cyclones (10-2) don’t take care of business Saturday. Iowa State plays Arizona State (102), who is 15th in the CFP, for the Big 12 Conference championship.

Oregon remained No. 1 in the rankings and the top-seed for the 12-team field, earning a bye. They are joined by No. 2 seed Texas, three-seed SMU and No. 4 seed Boise State.

Penn State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Ohio State, Tennessee, Indiana and Alabama all complete the field.

The latest bracket projections have Arizona State playing at Penn State in the first round. The Nittany Lions take on Oregon for the Big Ten title this Saturday.

Here are the latest College Football Playoff rankings and projections:

College Football Playoff Rankings

(Dec. 3, 2024)

1. Oregon | projected No. 1 seed

2. Texas | projected No. 2 seed

3. Penn State | projected No. 5 seed

4. Notre Dame | projected No. 6 seed

5. Georgia | projected No. 7 seed

6. Ohio State | projected No. 8 seed

7. Tennessee | projected No. 9 seed

8. SMU | projected No. 3 seed

9. Indiana | projected No. 10 seed

10. Boise State | projected No. 4 seed

11. Alabama | projected No. 11 seed

12. Miami

13. Ole Miss

14. South Carolina

15. Arizona State | projected No. 12 seed

16. Iowa State

17. Clemson

18. BYU

19. Missouri

20. UNLV

21. Illinois

22. Syracuse

23. Colorado

24. Army

25. Memphis

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