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College Football Playoff Selection Committee Issues Fourth Rankings of 2023

November 21, 2023 by CollegeFootballPlayoff.com

The fourth of six weekly rankings have been released by the College Football Playoff Committee. Subsequent rankings will be released at 7 p.m. on November 28, followed by the final rankings on Selection Sunday, December 3 at Noon. (All times eastern).

The biggest move this week saw the committee jump two-time defending national-champion Georgia over Ohio State, while Nos. 3 through 8 stayed the same. Missouri jumped from 14th to 9th, while Louisville moved up one spot to round out the Top 10.

Tulane, at No. 24, is the highest-ranked team from a non-Autonomy conference and, as such, is in position to garner a second straight New Year's Six bowl bid. The term "non-Autonomy" relates to five conferences - American, CUSA, MAC, MWC and Sun Belt. The term also includes 3 of the 4 independents - Army, UConn and UMass. Though Notre Dame is also an independent, it is considered part of the Autonomy conferences (ACC, B1G, Big 12, PAC-12 and SEC).

College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings
Games Played through Saturday, November 18

RANK TEAM W-L
1 Georgia 11-0
2 Ohio State 11-0
3 Michigan 11-0
4 Washington 11-0
5 Florida State 11-0
6 Oregon 10-1
7 Texas 10-1
8 Alabama 10-1
9 Missouri 9-2
10 Louisville 10-1
11 Penn State 9-2
12 Mississippi 9-2
13 Oklahoma 9-2
14 LSU 8-3
15 Arizona 8-3
16 Oregon State 8-3
17 Iowa 9-2
18 Notre Dame 8-3
19 Kansas State 8-3
20 Oklahoma State 8-3
21 Tennessee 7-4
22 NC State 8-3
23 Tulane 10-1
24 Clemson 7-4
25 Liberty 11-0

About the College Football Playoff

The College Football Playoff matches the No. 1 ranked team vs. No. 4, and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in semifinal games that rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential. This season's Playoff Semifinals will take place Monday, January 1, 2024, at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and Allstate Sugar Bowl. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 8, 2024, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.