College Football Playoff 2024 Byes, bracket and new top 25 ESPN

The College Football Playoff committee released its fifth set of rankings Tuesday, the final indicator before the 12-team playoff field is set Sunday.

The bracket is composed of the five highest-ranked conference champions and seven more at-large teams. The top four conference champions receive first-round byes, while the other eight schools will play games at the home sites of the better seeds.

Below you'll find the latest projected bracket with byes and first-round matchups as well as the latest top 25.

12-team bracket

First-round byes

Note: Seeding is based on the CFP top 25.

No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks

No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns

No. 3 seed SMU Mustangs

No. 4 seed Boise State Broncos

First-round matchups (on campus)

No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers at No. 8 Ohio State BuckeyesWinner plays: No. 1 Oregon

No. 12 Arizona State Sun Devils at No. 5 Penn State Nittany LionsWinner plays: No. 4 Boise State

No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting IrishWinner plays: No. 3 SMU

No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers at No. 7 Georgia BulldogsWinner plays: No. 2 Texas

Top 25

Editor's Picks

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1. Oregon (12-0)2. Texas (11-1)3. Penn State (11-1)4. Notre Dame (11-1)5. Georgia (10-2)6. Ohio State (10-2)7. Tennessee (10-2)8. SMU (11-1)9. Indiana (11-1)10. Boise State (11-1)11. Alabama (9-3)12. Miami (10-2)13. Ole Miss (9-3)14. South Carolina (9-3)15. Arizona State (10-2)16. Iowa State (10-2)17. Clemson (9-3)18. BYU (10-2)19. Missouri (9-3)20. UNLV (10-2)21. Illinois (9-3)22. Syracuse (9-3)23. Colorado (9-3)24. Army (10-1)25. Memphis (10-2)