Where's Memphis football in first CFP rankings? Full bracket, playoff picture
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Memphis football is unranked in the initial College Football Playoff rankings — but the Tigers are still in the projected 12-team playoff field.
The playoff committee released its first rankings on Nov. 4, and the Tigers (8-1, 4-1 American Conference) did not crack the Top 25. No Group of Five team made the rankings.
Because Memphis was the highest-ranked Group of Five team by the committee, the Tigers were seeded No. 12 in the initial projection of the playoff field. That would slot them in with a first round matchup at No. 5 Georgia.
There’s still plenty of football to be played before the bracket is set in stone on Dec. 7. Memphis has to win the American Conference title to have a shot at reaching the playoff, and the Tigers might need to win their next three regular-season games to get to the conference title game.
That stretch starts with a critical home game against Tulane (6-2, 3-1) on Nov. 7 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
After that, Memphis plays at ECU before finishing the regular season at home against Navy on Thanksgiving.
College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out
Here are the 12 teams in the bracket after the initial reveal.
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Ole Miss
- BYU
- Texas Tech
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Virginia
- Memphis
Latest CFP rankings
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Ole Miss
- BYU
- Texas Tech
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Utah
- Virginia
- Louisville
- Vanderbilt
- Georgia Tech
- Miami (FL)
- USC
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Washington
- Pittsburgh
- Tennessee
Memphis’ projected playoff opponent
If the playoff started today, Memphis would travel to Athens to face Georgia in the first round.
When next College Football Playoff rankings come out
The next edition of the CFP rankings will be released on Nov. 11 at 6 p.m.
Reach sports writer Jonah Dylan at jonah.dylan@commercialappeal.com or on X @thejonahdylan.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Where’s Memphis in first CFP rankings? Full bracket, playoff picture
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