BYU Ranked No. 9 In First College Football Playoff Rankings Of 2024
Nov 5, 2024, 5:41 PM | Updated: Nov 6, 2024, 2:35 pm
BYU football ranked in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
PROVO, Utah – The College Football Playoff committee ranked BYU football how the AP and Coaches Poll ranked them.
BYU checked in at No. 9 in the first-ever College Football Playoff rankings in the 12-team Playoff era.
#BYU checks in at No. 9 in the initial CFP 12-team rankings. pic.twitter.com/RasE7fLz2S
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) November 6, 2024
What’s noteworthy is that the No. 9 ranking would give BYU a four-seed in the Playoff bracket if the season ended today.
The No. 9 ranking is the highest BYU has received in the College Football Playoff era, dating back to 2014. This is the third season that BYU has made at least one appearance in the Playoff rankings. The other occurrences were in 2020 and 2021.
BYU is undefeated at 8-0 and 5-0 in Big 12 play this season. The next challenge in front of the Cougars is a matchup against rival Utah on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. (MST).
College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings reaction.#BYU checks in at No. 9.@Mitch_Harper & @baiamontematt react.#BYUFootball #GoCougs #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/GEH8LhMaP5
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) November 6, 2024
BYU has exceeded everyone’s preseason expectations for them. They entered the year tabbed as the No. 13 team in the Big 12 Conference. Instead, they have reeled off eight consecutive victories and are one of the final five undefeated teams in the country.
The Big 12 Conference has four teams in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. After BYU, Iowa State is the next highest team at No. 17, followed by Kansas State at No. 19, and then Colorado at No. 20.
College Football Playoff Rankings: Top 25, 2024 Season
Released: November 5, 2024
1. Oregon | 9-0 | Big Ten
2. Ohio State | 7-1 | Big Ten
3. Georgia | 7-1 | SEC
4. Miami | 9-0 | ACC
5. Texas | 7-1 | SEC
6. Penn State | 7-1 | Big Ten
7. Tennessee | 7-1 | SEC
8. Indiana | 9-0 | Big Ten
9. BYU | 8-0 | Big 12
10. Notre Dame | 7-1 | FBS Independent
11. Alabama | 6-2 | SEC
12. Boise State | 7-1 | Mountain West
13. SMU | 8-1 | ACC
14. Texas A&M | 7-2 | SEC
15. LSU
16. Ole Miss
17. Iowa State
18. Pitt
19. Kansas State
20. Colorado
21. Washington State
22. Louisville
23. Clemson
24. Missouri
25. Army
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.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.
