Oregon Ends Regular Season at No. 1
December 8, 2024
The Oregon Ducks beat Penn State, 45-37, in the Big Ten championship game to claim the title in their first year in the league. The Ducks, who are the only undefeated team left in FBS, finish the regular season ranked No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and received the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.
Georgia is No. 2 after beating Texas for the SEC title. The Bulldogs received the second seed in the College Football Playoff and have a first-round bye along with No. 1 Oregon. Notre Dame comes in at No. 3 and will host No. 9 Indiana in the first round of the playoffs. Texas drops to No. 4 and will host No. 13 Clemson in the first round. Penn State rounds out the top five and will host No. 12 SMU in the final first round game of the College Football Playoff.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Oregon (54) 1,350 1 13-0
2 Georgia 1,281 5 11-2
3 Notre Dame 1,214 4 11-1
4 Texas 1,178 2 11-2
5 Penn State 1,080 3 11-2
6 Tennessee 1,069 6 10-2
7 Ohio State 1,037 8 10-2
8 Boise State 929 10 12-1
9 Indiana 925 9 11-1
10 Arizona State 856 13 11-2
11 Alabama 749 11 9-3
12 SMU 741 7 11-2
13 Clemson 707 17 10-3
14 South Carolina 668 12 9-3
15 Ole Miss 631 15 9-3
16 Miami (Fla.) 611 14 10-2
17 BYU 423 18 10-2
18 Army 361 23 11-1
19 Iowa State 355 16 10-3
20 Missouri 282 20 9-3
21 Illinois 275 21 9-3
22 Colorado 228 22 9-3
23 Memphis 166 24 10-2
24 UNLV 140 19 10-3
25 Syracuse 129 25 9-3
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M (8-4) 50; Duke (9-3) 40; Louisville (8-4) 17; Kansas State (8-4) 16; Marshall (10-3) 14; Ohio (10-3) 8; Louisiana-Lafayette (10-3) 6; Tulane (9-4) 6; Georgia Tech (7-5) 3; Jacksonville State (9-4) 3; Iowa (8-4) 1; LSU (8-4) 1.
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The Oregon Ducks beat Penn State, 45-37, in the Big Ten championship game to claim the title in their first year in the league. The Ducks, who are the only undefeated team left in FBS, finish the regular season ranked No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and received the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.
Georgia is No. 2 after beating Texas for the SEC title. The Bulldogs received the second seed in the College Football Playoff and have a first-round bye along with No. 1 Oregon. Notre Dame comes in at No. 3 and will host No. 9 Indiana in the first round of the playoffs. Texas drops to No. 4 and will host No. 13 Clemson in the first round. Penn State rounds out the top five and will host No. 12 SMU in the final first round game of the College Football Playoff.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon (54) | 1,350 | 1 | 13-0 | |
| 2 | Georgia | 1,281 | 5 | 11-2 | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1,214 | 4 | 11-1 | |
| 4 | Texas | 1,178 | 2 | 11-2 | |
| 5 | Penn State | 1,080 | 3 | 11-2 | |
| 6 | Tennessee | 1,069 | 6 | 10-2 | |
| 7 | Ohio State | 1,037 | 8 | 10-2 | |
| 8 | Boise State | 929 | 10 | 12-1 | |
| 9 | Indiana | 925 | 9 | 11-1 | |
| 10 | Arizona State | 856 | 13 | 11-2 | |
| 11 | Alabama | 749 | 11 | 9-3 | |
| 12 | SMU | 741 | 7 | 11-2 | |
| 13 | Clemson | 707 | 17 | 10-3 | |
| 14 | South Carolina | 668 | 12 | 9-3 | |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 631 | 15 | 9-3 | |
| 16 | Miami (Fla.) | 611 | 14 | 10-2 | |
| 17 | BYU | 423 | 18 | 10-2 | |
| 18 | Army | 361 | 23 | 11-1 | |
| 19 | Iowa State | 355 | 16 | 10-3 | |
| 20 | Missouri | 282 | 20 | 9-3 | |
| 21 | Illinois | 275 | 21 | 9-3 | |
| 22 | Colorado | 228 | 22 | 9-3 | |
| 23 | Memphis | 166 | 24 | 10-2 | |
| 24 | UNLV | 140 | 19 | 10-3 | |
| 25 | Syracuse | 129 | 25 | 9-3 |
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M (8-4) 50; Duke (9-3) 40; Louisville (8-4) 17; Kansas State (8-4) 16; Marshall (10-3) 14; Ohio (10-3) 8; Louisiana-Lafayette (10-3) 6; Tulane (9-4) 6; Georgia Tech (7-5) 3; Jacksonville State (9-4) 3; Iowa (8-4) 1; LSU (8-4) 1.
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