First College Football Playoff Rankings of 2019 Released

The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2019 are here.

Ohio State holds the top spot thanks to its general decimation of everyone, with LSU, Alabama and Penn State in the next three spots. Clemson just missed the top 4, though the Tigers have the best shot to reach the playoff based on their remaining schedule.

Here's the full Top 25, and how they compare to our betting power ratings, which are predictive and not solely based on wins, losses and resume.

College Football Playoff Rankings

Power ratings via our Vegas-style power ratings.

CFP Top 25

1. Ohio State
2. LSU
3. Alabama
4. Penn State
5. Clemson
6. Georgia
7. Oregon
8. Utah
9. Oklahoma
10. Florida
11. Auburn
12. Baylor
13. Wisconsin
14. Michigan
15. Notre Dame
16. Kansas State
17. Minnesota
18. Iowa
19. Wake Forest
20. Cincinnati
21. Memphis
22. Boise State
23. Oklahoma State
24. Navy
25. SMU

Our Betting Top 25

Action EDGE members can access our 1-130 betting power ratings, which can be used to estimate point spreads between any two teams on a neutral field and find betting value early in the week.

1. Ohio State
2. Alabama
3. Clemson
4. LSU
5. Oklahoma
6. Georgia
7. Penn State
8. Utah
9. Auburn
10. Oregon
11. Wisconsin
12. Michigan
13. Florida
14. Notre Dame
15. Iowa State
16. Texas A&M
17. Baylor
18. Texas
19. Washington
20. Iowa
21. UCF
22. Missouri
23. Michigan State
24. TCU
25. USC