2020 College Football Playoff Rankings

Playoff Rankings for Dec. 20

Rec

1. Alabama 11-0

2. Clemson 10-1

3. Ohio State 6-0

4. Notre Dame 10-1

5. Texas A&M 8-1

6. Oklahoma 8-2

7. Florida 8-3

8. Cincinnati 9-0

9. Georgia 7-2

10. Iowa State 8-3

11. Indiana 6-1

12. Coastal Carolina 11-0

13. North Carolina 8-3

14. Northwestern 6-2

15. Iowa 6-2

16. BYU 10-1

17. Southern Cal 5-1

18. Miami 8-2

19. Louisiana 9-1

20. Texas 6-3

21. Oklahoma St. 7-3

22. San Jose St. 7-0

23. NC State 8-3

24. Tulsa 6-2

25. Oregon 4-2

Playoff semifinal pairings: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame and No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio St. The semifinals will be hosted at the Sugar Bowl and in Arlington, Texas on Jan. 1, 2021. The championship game will be played on Jan. 11, 2021 at Miami Gardens, Fla.

AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Rec Pts Prv

1. Alabama (62) 11-0 1550 1

2. Clemson 10-1 1482 4

3. Ohio St. 6-0 1424 3

4. Notre Dame 10-1 1338 2

5. Texas A&M 8-1 1297 5

6. Cincinnati 9-0 1262 6

7. Indiana 6-1 1123 7

8. Oklahoma 8-2 1088 12

9. Coastal Carolina 11-0 1024 9

10. Florida 8-3 1001 11

11. Georgia 7-2 959 10

12. Iowa St. 8-3 845 8

13. BYU 10-1 779 14

14. North Carolina 8-3 685 16

15. Northwestern 6-2 666 15

16. Louisiana-Lafayette 9-1 642 17

17. Iowa 6-2 556 18

18. Miami 8-2 475 19

19. San Jose St. 7-0 372 25

20. Texas 6-3 291 21

21. Southern Cal 5-1 276 13

22. Tulsa 6-2 274 20

23. Liberty 9-1 207 22

24. NC State 8-3 181 24

25. Oregon 4-2 126 –

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 115, Army 36, Buffalo 15, UCF 14, Marshall 13, Ball St. 11, Washington 7, UAB 5, TCU 4, North Dakota St. 4, Memphis 2, Colorado 1.

2020-21 Bowl Glance

Canceled

Bahamas Bowl

Birmingham Bowl

Celebration Bowl

Fenway Bowl

Frisco Bowl

Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Hawaii Bowl

Holiday Bowl

Independence Bowl

LA Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl

Pinstripe Bowl

Quick Lane Bowl

Redbox Bowl

Sun Bowl

Monday, Dec. 21

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Conway, S.C.

Appalachian St. vs. North Texas, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Boise

Tulane vs. Nevada, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl

UCF vs. No. 16 BYU, 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 23

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Montgomery (Ala.) Bowl

Memphis vs. FAU, 6 p.m., (ESPN of ESPN2)

Thursday, Dec. 24

New Mexico Bowl

Frisco, Texas

Hawaii vs. Houston, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 25

Camellia Bowl

Montgomery, Ala.

Buffalo vs. Marshall, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 26

Gasparilla Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

South Carolina vs. UAB, 11 a.m., (ABC)

Cure Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

Liberty vs. No. 12 Coastal Carolina, 11 a.m., (ESPN)

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Dallas

UTSA vs. No. 19 UL-Lafayette, 2:30 p.m. (ABC)

Lendingtree Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

W. Kentucky vs. Georgia St., 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

Annapolis, Md.

ACC vs. American, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Cheez-It Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

No. 21 Oklahoma State vs. No. 18 Miami, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

San Antonio

No. 20 Texas vs. Colorado, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Charlotte, N.C.

Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin, 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

Nashville, Tenn.

Iowa vs. Missouri, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl Classic

Arlington, Texas

No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Florida, 6:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 31

Armed Forces Bowl

Fort Worth, Texas

Tulsa vs. Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Arizona Bowl

Tucson, Ariz.

Ball St. vs. No. 22 San Jose St., 1 p.m. (CBSSN)

Liberty Bowl

Memphis, Tenn.

West Virginia vs. Tennessee, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl

Houston

Arkansas vs. TCU, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 1

Peach Bowl

Atlanta

No. 8 Cincinnati vs. No. 9 Georgia, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Citrus Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

Auburn vs. No. 14 Northwestern, 12 p.m. (ABC)

College Football Playoff Semifinal Game 1

Arlington, Texas

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame, 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar Bowl

New Orleans

No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio St., 7:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan 2

Gator Bowl

Jacksonville, Fla.

ACC vs. SEC, 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Outback Bowl

Tampa, Fla.

Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Indiana, 11:30 a.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl

Glendale, Ariz.

No. 10 Iowa vs. No. 25 Oregon, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Orange Bowl

Miami Gardens, Fla.

No. 5 Texas vs. No. 13 North Carolina, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 11

College Football Championship

Miami Gardens, Fla.

Rose Bowl winner vs. Sugar Bowl winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN)