The sixth and remaining version of the School Soccer Playoff Rankings have been launched Sunday afternoon wanting the identical on the high as they’ve all season. Oregon in the end went wire-to-wire sustaining its spot at No. 1 as has been the case in each set of rankings throughout this preliminary yr of the expanded 12-team discipline. The one undefeated crew within the FBS, the Geese are making their second playoff look total — first for the reason that four-team discipline debuted after the 2014 season.
Eight of 11 groups ranked No. 1 in a season’s preliminary CFP Rankings in the end reached the playoff within the four-team period with Mississippi State (2014), Tennessee (2022) and Ohio State (2023) being the exceptions. Oregon has continued that custom.
Georgia, Texas, Penn State and Notre Dame spherical out the highest 5 — the identical groups from the penultimate rankings in a special order given the Bulldogs beat the Longhorns to win the SEC championship and the Nittany Lions misplaced to the Geese within the Massive Ten Championship Sport whereas the Combating Irish didn’t play Saturday.
Finally, the battle for the ultimate at-large bid within the playoff was gained by SMU over Alabama. Miami, Ole Miss and South Carolina didn’t have a possibility to maneuver up and have been all ranked behind each groups in final week’s rankings.
The highest Group of 5 program in Sunday’s launch remained Boise State at No. 9, its highest rating but this season. With the 12-team playoff mannequin granting automated bids to the 5 highest-ranked convention champions, the Broncos acquired the third bye within the discipline behind Oregon and Georgia. No. 12 Arizona State picked up the fourth bye, sitting within the bracket’s No. 4 seed.
Let’s check out the ultimate CFP Rankings high 25 together with the groups’ respective bracket seedings. Take a look at the entire 2024-25 School Soccer Playoff bracket within the first yr of the expanded 12-team discipline.
School Soccer Playoff Rankings, Dec. 8
- Oregon (13-0) | No. 1 seed
- Georgia (11-2) | No. 2 seed
- Texas (11-2) | No. 5 seed
- Penn State (11-2) | No. 6 seed
- Notre Dame (11-1) | No. 7 seed
- Ohio State (10-2) | No. 8 seed
- Tennessee (10-2) | No. 9 seed
- Indiana (11-1) | No. 10 seed
- Boise State (12-1) | No. 3 seed
- SMU (11-2) | No. 11 seed
- Alabama (9-3)
- Arizona State (11-2) | No. 4 seed
- Miami (10-2)
- Ole Miss (9-3)
- South Carolina (9-3)
- Clemson (10-3) | No. 12 seed
- BYU (10-2)
- Iowa State (10-3)
- Missouri (9-3)
- Illinois (9-3)
- Syracuse (9-3)
- Military West Level (11-1)
- Colorado (9-3)
- UNLV (10-3)
- Memphis (10-2)
