2020 College Football Playoff Picture

Who’s in the 2020 College Football Playoff picture? We have the answers below.

College Football Playoff Picture as of December 15, 2020

Top Ten Changes Since Last Week

• Iowa State advanced from 7th to 6th
• Florida dropped from 6th to 7th
• Georgia rose from 9th to 8th
• Cincinnati fell from 8th to 9th
• Oklahoma jumped from 11th to 10th

Bracket Yard Breakdown, December 15

Ranked Too High: Iowa State (6), Florida (7), Georgia (8)

Ranked Too Low: Cincinnati (9), Coastal Carolina (12), Louisiana (19)

Welcome Newcomer: San Jose State (24)

Still Not Gonna Happen: Pac-12

Maybe: Big 12

What Was The Committee Thinking? Florida falls a spot for losing to an unranked team while Cincinnati was similarly penalized for being idle. This is some disrespect for the Group of Five while Florida (and Georgia) remain massively overrated. Not even sure why Iowa State is 6th, either.

How Many More? This is the second-to-last rankings show; the final bracket is released on Sunday, December 20.

College Football Playoff Picture as of December 8, 2020

Top 10 Changes Since Last Week

• Iowa State advances from 9th to 7th
• Cincinnati falls back from 7th to 8th
• Georgia falls back from 8th to 9th

Bracket Yard Breakdown, December 8

Ranked Too High: #7 Iowa State (sorry), #17 North Carolina

Ranked Too Low: #8 Cincinnati, #13 Coastal Carolina

Still Dead for CFP: Pac-12

Needs More Respect: Cincinnati

How Many of These Left?: Just two now, as we are less than two weeks away from the 2020 College Football Playoff announcement.

2020 College Football Playoff Picture as of December 1

Changes Since Last Week (Top 10)

• Northwestern drops out of Top 10 (8 to 14)
• Georgia moves up from 9 to 8
• Iowa State enters Top 10 (13 to 9)

Historic Week for Group of Five

For 1st time in 7-year history of @CFBPlayoff Top 25 rankings, it features 6 non-Power 5 teams:

7. Cincinnati
13. BYU
18. Coastal Carolina
21. Marshall
24. Tulsa
25. Louisiana

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 2, 2020

Bracket Yard Breakdown, December 1

Ranked Too High: Georgia (8), Oklahoma (11), UNC (17)

Ranked Too Low: BYU (13), Louisiana (25)

Covid Is Their Main Opponent: Ohio State (4)

Power 5 Conference with No Shot at CFP: Pac-12

Can Undefeated Cincinnati Make It?: Maybe, but they will need help

How Many More Rankings Releases?: Three more, with the last coming on December 20

It’s clear we have the right top four, and probably the right top seven, but then after that, what do we have? A big ol’ mess. The good news is that none of this matters until the end of the month.

2020 College Football Playoff Picture as of November 24