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Week 10 Is Final Audition Before First CFP Rankings

This weekend's results will shape how the committee stacks résumés before Tuesday's first release.

Overview

  • The first College Football Playoff rankings will be unveiled Tuesday, Nov. 4, establishing the season’s initial national pecking order.
  • No. 1 Ohio State, 7-0, hosts Penn State at noon on FOX, with a dominant showing viewed as strengthening the Buckeyes’ case for the top slot.
  • Surging No. 9 Vanderbilt at 7-1 visits No. 20 Texas, which could be without Arch Manning, after the CommodoresCFP odds shortened from +50000 to about +2500 at some books.
  • No. 5 Georgia visits Florida as the Gators transition after firing head coach Billy Napier during a 3-4 start.
  • Odds via DraftKings as of Oct. 31 list No. 14 Tennessee -3 vs No. 18 Oklahoma in a quarterback-contrast matchup and No. 24 Utah -10 vs No. 17 Cincinnati after the Utes’ 53-7 Week 9 rout.