College Football Playoff rankings: Alabama, Michigan, Georgia, Cincinnati make CFP

 

The sixth and final College Football Playoff rankings for the 2021 season were revealed on Sunday, Dec. 5 on ESPN, when the four-team playoff field was announced.

All games played through Saturday, Dec. 4 were used for consideration. The rankings were determined by an 11-member selection committee.

Click or tap here to view the final CFP rankings.

College Football Playoff final rankings

RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD	PREVIOUS
1	Alabama	12-1	3
2	Michigan	12-1	2
3	Georgia	12-1	1
4	Cincinnati	13-0	4
5	Notre Dame	11-1	6
6	Ohio State	10-2	7
7	Baylor	11-2	9
8	Ole Miss	10-2	8
9	Oklahoma State	11-2	5
10	Michigan State	10-2	11
11	Utah	10-3	17
12	Pittsburgh	11-2	15
13	BYU	10-2	12
14	Oregon	10-3	10
15	Iowa	10-3	13
16	Oklahoma	10-2	14
17	Wake Forest	10-3	16
18	NC State	9-3	18
19	Clemson	9-3	20
20	Houston	11-2	21
21	Arkansas	8-4	22
22	Kentucky	9-3	23
23	Louisiana	12-1	24
24	San Diego State	11-2	19
25	Texas A&M	8-4	25

Who made the playoff?

No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Cincinnati will advance to the 2021-22 College Football Playoff, the selection committee announced on Sunday.

It marks the seventh time Alabama has made the playoff, the second time for Georgia and the first playoff appearances for both Cincinnati and Michigan.

This is the fifth time in eight years that Alabama has earned the No. 1 seed in the playoff.

Michigan is the third Big Ten team to make the playoff, joining Ohio State and Michigan State.

Cincinnati is the first AAC team to make the playoff.

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Where is Cincinnati ranked?

Cincinnati, ranked No. 4, is the first team from outside the Autonomy 5 and Notre Dame to qualify for the CFP. The Bearcats had an undefeated season, capped off with an AAC Championship title over Houston on Saturday.

Here were NCAA.com's predictions for the final CFP rankings, made on Saturday, Dec. 4.

College Football Playoff final rankings predictions

RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD	PREVIOUS
1	Alabama	12-1	3
2	Michigan	12-1	2
3	Georgia	12-1	1
4	Cincinnati	13-0	4
5	Notre Dame	11-1	6
6	Baylor	11-2	9
7	Oklahoma State	11-2	5
8	Ohio State	10-2	7
9	Ole Miss	10-2	8
10	Michigan State	10-2	11
11	Pittsburgh	11-2	15
12	BYU	10-2	12
13	Utah	10-3	17
14	Oklahoma	10-2	14
15	Oregon	10-3	10
16	Iowa	10-3	13
17	NC State	9-3	18
18	Clemson	9-3	20
19	Wake Forest	10-3	16
20	Arkansas	8-4	22
21	Kentucky	9-3	23
22	Louisiana	12-1	24
23	Houston	11-2	21
24	San Diego State	11-2	19
25	Texas A&M	8-4	25