The first College Football Playoff Rankings were released Tuesday and undefeated Tennessee came in at No. 1 followed by unbeaten Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson.
USC came in at No. 9, just behind Oregon at No. 8 and UCLA at No. 12. The good news for USC and UCLA fans hoping for a spot in the College Football Playoffs and a chance to play in the College Football National Championship at SoFi Stadium on Jan. 9 is there’s still a pathway. It’s not a clear one and they still need some help but if USC wins out and beats a one-loss, Top 10 UCLA team at the Rose Bowl on Nov. 19, Notre Dame at the Coliseum on Nov. 26 and a one-loss Top 10 Oregon team in the Pac-12 Championship Game at Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 2, they will have a strong case. The same goes for UCLA if they beat USC, Cal and avenge their loss to Oregon in the conference championship game to finish out the season.
College Football Playoff Rankings, Nov. 1
- Tennessee (8-0)
- Ohio State (8-0)
- Georgia (8-0)
- Clemson (8-0)
- Michigan (8-0)
- Alabama (7-1)
- TCU (8-0)
- Oregon (7-1)
- USC (7-1)
- LSU (6-2)
- Ole Miss (8-1)
- UCLA (7-1)
- Kansas State (6-2)
- Utah (6-2)
- Penn State (6-2)
- Illinois (7-1)
- North Carolina (7-1)
- Oklahoma State (6-2)
- Tulane (7-1)
- Syracuse (6-2)
- Wake Forest (6-2)
- NC State (6-2)
- Oregon State (6-2)
- Texas (5-3)
- UCF (6-2)
