We’re now 13 weeks into the college football season and that means we have an idea of where Ohio State when it comes to the landscape of the 2024 season. The Buckeyes won a massive top-five matchup at home vs. Indiana to keep their spot at No. 2 in the latest CFP Rankings — even after the loss to now No. 1 Oregon a few weeks ago.
Ohio State debuted at that spot when the first College Football Playoff rankings were announced a couple of weeks ago, so even a loss to Michigan this weekend would seem to have OSU in good shape with getting an invite to the inaugural 12-team playoff we’re all about to witness at the end of this season.
The format is an interesting one, and since it’s the first year of all the fun, we thought we break down where Ohio State would be in the playoff bracket if it were to end before any further games are played. This is merely a projection and things will change based on results on the field.
So … here we go one more time.
College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out
First-round byes as conference champion automatic qualifiers
No. 1 seed – Oregon Ducks (Big Ten Champion)
No. 2 seed – Texas Longhorns (SEC Champion)
No. 3 seed – Miami Hurricanes (ACC Champion)
No. 4 seed – Boise State (Mountain West Champion)
Latest CFP rankings
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— ESPN (@espn) November 27, 2024
Ohio State’s projected CFP opponent – Arizona State
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— Sun Devil Football (@ASUFootball) November 27, 2024
How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?
For the first time, there will be 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoff. There are five automatic bids for each of the Power Four conference champions and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. The remaining seven slots are given to the seven at-large teams.
When next College Football Playoff rankings come out
- Tuesday, Dec. 3: 7 p.m. ET
- Sunday, Dec. 8: Noon ET
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