Where Missouri Lands in First CFP Top 25 Rankings

The Missouri Tigers are on the minds of the College Football Playoff committee.

The first College Football Playoff rankings were revealed on Tuesday night.

The Missouri Tigers are off to their best start (7-1) to a season since 2013, and have climbed the college football ranks to over the past few weeks. They stand at No. 14 in the AP poll ahead of Saturday's game against the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs, and for the first CFP Rankings of the 2023 season, they're No. 12.

CFP Top 25

1. Ohio State 8-0
2. Georgia 8-0
3. Michigan 8-0
4. Florida State 8-0
5. Washington 8-0
6. Oregon 7-1
7. Texas 7-1
8. Alabama 7-1
9. Oklahoma 7-1
10. Ole Miss 7-1
11. Penn State 7-1
12. Missouri 7-1
13. Louisville 7-1
14. LSU 6-2
15. Notre Dame 7-2
16. Oregon State 6-2
17. Tennessee 6-2
18. Utah 6-2
19. UCLA 6-2
20. USC 7-2
21. Kansas 6-2
22. Oklahoma State 6-2
23. Kansas State 6-2
24. Tulane 7-1
25. Air Force 8-0

AP Top 25

Rank, Record, Point, First-place, Previous

1. Georgia 8-0, 1553, 48, 1
2. Michigan 8-0, 1494, 9, 2
3. Ohio State 8-0, 1446, 3, 3
4. Florida State 8-0, 1421, 3, 4
5. Washington 8-0, 1327, 0, 5
6. Oregon 7-1, 1235, 0, 8
7. Texas 7-1, 1189, 0, 7
8. Alabama 7-1, 1114, 0, 9
9. Penn State 7-1, 1044, 0, 10
10. Oklahoma 7-1, 1020, 0 6
11. Ole Miss 7-1, 990, 0 11
12. Notre Dame 7-2, 847, 0 14
13. LSU 6-2, 816, 0 15
14. Missouri 7-1, 714, 0, 16
15. Louisville 7-1, 666, 0 18
16. Oregon State 6-2, 557, 0, 11
17. Air Force 8-0, 526, 0, 19
18. Utah 6-2 510, 0, 13
19. Tennessee 6-2, 473, 0 21
20. UCLA 6-2 331, 0, 23
21. Tulane 7-1, 303, 0, 22
22. Kansas 6-2, 250, 0, NR
23. James Madison 8-0, 192, 0, 25
24. USC 7-2, 139, 0, 24
25. Kansas State 6-2, 112, 0, 17

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 77, North Carolina 54, Liberty 47, Fresno St. 16, Miami 11, Arizona 6, Toledo 3, Rutgers 2.

Coaches Poll

Rank, Record, Point, First-place, Previous

1. Georgia 8-0, 1590, 58, 1
2. Michigan 8-0, 1520, 3, 2
3. Ohio State 8-0, 1454, 3, 3
4. Florida State 8-0, 1439, 0, 4
5. Washington 8-0, 1344, 0, 5
6. Texas 7-1, 1212, 0, 7
7. Oregon 7-1, 1211, 0, 9
8. Alabama 7-1, 1187, 0, 8
9. Penn State 7-1, 1072, 0, 10
10. Ole Miss 7-1, 1021, 0 11
11. Oklahoma 7-1, 948, 0 6
12. Notre Dame 7-2, 847, 0 14
13. LSU 6-2, 809, 0 15
14. Missouri 7-1, 741, 0, 16
15. Louisville 7-1, 701, 0 18
16. Tennessee 6-2, 553, 0 20
17. Air Force 8-0, 523, 0, 19
18. Utah 6-2 509, 0, 13
19. Oregon State 6-2, 465, 0, 12
20. UCLA 6-2 309, 0, 24
21. Tulane 7-1, 304, 0, 23
22. USC 7-2, 239, 0, 22
23. Kansas 6-2, 182, 0, NR
24. James Madison 8-0, 169, 0, 25
25. North Carolina 6-2, 120, 0, 17

Schools dropped out: No. 21 Duke

Others receiving votes: Kansas State 85; Oklahoma State 62; Fresno State 51; Miami (FL) 35; Duke 33; Iowa 20; Arizona 18; Liberty 15; SMU 6; Florida 3; UNLV 1; Toledo 1; Kentucky 1;