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Where’s Texas in latest College Football Playoff bracket? Full playoff picture

trey luerssen
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Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) celebrates a touchdown in the second half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct., 12, 2024.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) celebrates a touchdown in the second half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct., 12, 2024.

As expected, the Texas Longhorns are ranked No. 5 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. The Horns sit behind Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia and Miami in the list.

Penn State, Tennessee, Indiana, BYU, Notre Dame, Alabama and Boise State round out the Top 12.

When applied to the bracket, Oregon, Georgia, Miami and BYU would get first round byes as conference leaders. That drops Ohio State to the 5th seed and Texas to the 6th.

The Longhorns have four more regular season games left in the season. Home games against Florida and Kentucky and road games against rivals Arkansas and Texas A&M.

If Quinn Ewers can lead Texas to wins in those four games, the Horns should be in the SEC title game and play for the conference championship and a first round bye.

If Texas loses one of those remaining four games, Texas will possibly drop out of the Top 12 and out of the playoff.

College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out

  • No. 5 Ohio State vs No. 12 Boise State, winner will play No. 4 BYU

  • No. 6 Texas vs No. 11 Alabama, winner will play No. 3 Miami

  • No. 7 Penn State vs No. 10 Notre Dame, winner will play No. 2 Georgia

  • No. 8 Indiana vs No. 9 Tennessee, winner will play No. 1 Oregon

Latest CFP rankings

  1. Oregon

  2. Ohio State

  3. Georgia

  4. Miami

  5. Texas

  6. Penn State

  7. Tennessee

  8. Indiana

  9. BYU

  10. Notre Dame

  11. Alabama

  12. Boise State

  13. SMU

  14. Texas A&M

  15. LSU

  16. Ole Miss

  17. Iowa State

  18. Pittsburgh

  19. Kansas State

  20. Colorado

  21. Washington State

  22. Louisville

  23. Clemson

  24. Missouri

  25. Army

Texas' projected CFP opponent

No. 6 seeded Texas is projected to play No. 11 seed Alabama

How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?

For the first time, there will be 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoffs. 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, Nov. 12: 8:30 p.m. ET

  • Tuesday, Nov. 19: 7 p.m. ET

  • Tuesday, Nov. 26: 8 p.m. ET

  • Tuesday, Dec. 3: 7 p.m. ET

  • Sunday, Dec. 8: Noon ET

This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Where’s Texas in latest College Football Playoff bracket? Full playoff picture