Where’s Clemson in latest CFP rankings? Full bracket, playoff picture
CLEMSON — Clemson football rose from No. 23 to No. 20 in the second College Football Playoff poll, released on Tuesday night.
The Tigers (7-2, 6-1 ACC) have a slim path to the 12-team playoff despite beating Virginia Tech last week and Miami losing to Georgia Tech. All of their wins are against average or weaker teams, and they have suffered losses to Georgia and Louisville. According to ESPN's FPI, the Tigers have a 9.8% chance to win the conference and a 13.3% chance to make the playoffs.
Clemson has three games remaining in the regular season, including Saturday (noon ET, ESPN) against Pittsburgh (7-2, 3-2) at Acrisure Stadium. Then, the Tigers face The Citadel on Nov. 23 before facing in-state rival South Carolina at home on Nov. 30, which could improve their chance for a CFP at-large bid. To make the ACC championship game, they must beat Pitt and need Miami or SMU to slip up in the coming weeks.
The CFP selection committee rank the Top 25 teams for the new 12-team playoff format. The rankings will be updated each Tuesday for the next month, and the final CFP field will be announced on Dec. 8.
There are five guaranteed spots (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC champions, plus highest-ranked non Power 4 conference champion). And then seven teams get at-large bids, based on their ranking in the CFP poll.
Clemson is ranked No. 16 the US LBM Coaches Poll and No. 17 in the AP Top 25 after a 24-14 win vs. Virginia Tech in Week 11.
College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out
No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten champion), No. 2 Texas (SEC), No. 3 BYU (Big 12) and No. 4 Miami (ACC) earned first-round byes in the initial rankings.
Oregon would face the winner of a first-round matchup between No. 8 Tennessee and No. 9 Notre Dame in the next stage.
Miami would face the winner of a first-round matchup between No. 5 Ohio State and No. 12 Boise State in the next stage.
Texas would face the winner of a first-round matchup between No. 7 Indiana and No. 10 Alabama in the next stage.
BYU would face the winner of a first-round matchup between No. 6 Penn State and No. 11 Ole Miss in the next stage.
Latest CFP rankings
Oregon
Ohio State
Texas
Penn State
Indiana
BYU
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Miami
Alabama
Ole Miss
Georgia
Boise State
SMU
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Colorado
Washington State
Louisville
Clemson
South Carolina
LSU
Missouri
Army West Point
Tulane
Clemson’s projected CFP opponent
Clemson does not have a projected College Football Playoff opponent. It will face an opponent in a bowl game based on Tuesday's projection.
MORE: Here's where Clemson stands in latest college football bowl projections after Week 11
How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?
This is the first year of the 12-team format for the CFP, with four first-round and four quarterfinal games added to the CFP slate.
The top four ranked conference champions will get a first-round bye, while those seeded Nos. 5-8 will host first-round games in December. The seeds will be laid out via the final CFP rankings when they are revealed on Dec. 8.
When next College Football Playoff rankings come out
The CFP rankings will be revealed weekly each Tuesday until the final rankings come out on Sunday, Dec. 8.
The next rankings reveal is Nov. 19 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
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