The Tennessee Volunteers were the first team out in the College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings for Week 13 of the 2024 season, which were announced during ESPN's live broadcast Tuesday (November 19) night.
The Vols fell four spots from No. 7 to No. 11 overall, however, would be excluded because of rules allowing conference champions to secure spots despite lower rankings.
The College Football Playoff expanded from four teams to 12 teams this season with conference champions automatically included in to the field. The four highest-ranked conference champions are seeded Nos. 1-4 and receive first-round byes.
Seven at-large teams will be determined by the remaining highest-ranked teams and seeds 5-8 will host first-round matchups. Boise State and BYU, who both rank lower than Tennessee, are currently leading their respective conferences and would secure the No. 4 and No. 12 seeds, respectively
The full College Football Playoff Top 25 poll for Week 13 is listed below with current playoff seeds listed in bold:
- Oregon (Big Ten)- 10-0
- Ohio State (Big Ten)- 9-1
- Texas (SEC)- 9-1
- Penn State (Big Ten)- 9-1
- Indiana (Big Ten)- 10-0
- Notre Dame (IA Independents)- 9-1
- Alabama (SEC)- 8-2
- Miami (FL)- 9-1
- Ole Miss (SEC)- 8-2
- Georgia (SEC)- 8-2
- Tennessee (SEC)- 8-2
- Boise State (MWC)- 9-1
- SMU (ACC)- 9-1
- BYU (Big 12)- 9-1
- Texas A&M (SEC)- 8-2
- Colorado (Big 12)- 8-2
- Clemson (ACC)- 8-2
- South Carolina (SEC)- 7-3
- Army (AAC)- 9-0
- Tulane (AAC)- 9-2
- Arizona State (Big 12)- 8-2
- Iowa State (Big 12)- 8-2
- Missouri (SEC)- 7-3
- UNLV (Mountain West)- 8-2
- Illinois (Big Ten)- 7-3