COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State Buckeyes landed in the No. 2 spot in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season.
Ohio State is coming off a much-needed win over Penn State on the road and returns to the 'Shoe on Saturday to play Purdue.
See the full ranking list below.
College Football Playoff Rankings: Nov. 5, 2024
1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. Miami (FL)
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. Pitt
19. Kansas State
20. Colorado
21. Washington State
22. Louisville
23. Clemson
24. Missouri
25. Army
This will be the first year 12 teams will make the College Football Playoffs. The full schedule can be seen below:
First round (Dec. 20-21)
- Friday, Dec. 20: 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
- Saturday, Dec. 21: 12 p.m. | TNT Sports
- Saturday, Dec. 21: 4 p.m. | TNT Sports
- Saturday, Dec. 21: 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)
- Fiesta Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 | ESPN
- Peach Bowl: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ESPN
- Rose Bowl: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ESPN
- Sugar Bowl: 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ESPN
Semifinals (Jan. 9-10)
- Orange Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 | ESPN
- Cotton Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 | ESPN
CFP National Championship
- 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 | ESPN
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
OHIO STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
- Aug. 31 – Akron (52-6)
- Sept. 7 – Western Michigan (56-0)
- Sept. 14 – Off
- Sept. 21 – Marshall (49-14)
- Sept. 28 – at Michigan State (38-7)
- Oct. 5 – Iowa (35-7)
- Oct. 12 – at Oregon (31-32)
- Oct. 19 – Off
- Oct. 26 – Nebraska (21-17)
- Nov. 2 – at Penn State (20-13)
- Nov. 9 – Purdue (Noon, FOX)
- Nov. 16 – at Northwestern (Noon, Big Ten Network)
- Nov. 23 – Indiana (Kickoff, network TBD)
- Nov. 30 – Michigan (Noon, FOX)