CFP Final Ranking – by rule the committee was required to invite conference champions Tulane & James Madison and exclude BYU & Notre Dame.
1. Indiana
2. Ohio St
3. Georgia
4. Texas Tech
5. Oregon
6. Mississippi
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma
9. Alabama
10. Miami FL
11. Notre Dame (excluded)
12. BYU (excluded)
20. Tulane (invited)
24. James Madison (invited)
Champion: Pending
Vern’s Ranking before Bowl Games – my ranking would have excluded Alabama & Miami FL with BYU & Notre Dame invited.
1. Indiana
2. Ohio St
3. Georgia
4. BYU
5. Mississippi
6. Oregon
7. Oklahoma
8. Texas Tech
9. Texas A&M
10. Notre Dame
11. Alabama
12. Tulane
13. Miami FL
14. James Madison (invited)
Final Ranking: 1. Pending
2024-2025
CFP Final Ranking – by rule the committee was required to invite conference champions Arizona St & Clemson, and exclude Alabama.
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Texas
4. Penn St
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio St
7. Tennessee
8. Boise St
9. Indiana
10. SMU
11. Alabama (excluded)
12. Arizona St
16. Clemson (invited)
Champion: Ohio St (final with Notre Dame)
Vern’s Ranking before Bowl Games – my ranking would have excluded SMU & Tennessee with Alabama & South Carolina invited.
1. Oregon
2. Notre Dame
3. Texas
4. Georgia
5. Ohio St
6. Boise St
7. Penn St
8. Indiana
9. Alabama
10. Arizona St
11. South Carolina
12. SMU
16. Clemson
17. Tennessee
Final Ranking: 1. Ohio St
2023-2024
CFP Final Four Ranking
1. Michigan
2. Washington
3. Texas
4. Alabama
Champion: Michigan
Vern’s Ranking Final Four
1. Washington
2. Michigan
3. Texas
4. Alabama
Champion: Michigan
2022-2023
CFP Final Four Ranking
1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. TCU
4. Ohio St
Champion: Georgia
Vern’s Ranking Final Four
1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. TCU
4. Ohio St
Champion: Georgia
2021-2022
CFP Final Four Ranking
1. Alabama
2. Michigan
3. Georgia
4. Cincinnati
Champion: Georgia
Vern’s Ranking Final Four
1. Michigan
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Notre Dame
6. Cincinnati
Champion: Georgia
2020-2021 (COVID)
CFP Final Four Ranking
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio St
4. Notre Dame
Champion: Alabama
Vern’s Ranking Final Four
1. Alabama
2. Ohio St
3. San Jose St
4. Cincinnati
6. Clemson
10. Notre Dame
Champion: Alabama
2019-2020
CFP Final Four Ranking
1. LSU
2. Ohio St
3. Clemson
4. Oklahoma
Champion: LSU
Vern’s Ranking Final Four
1. Ohio St
2. LSU
3. Clemson
4. Notre Dame
7. Oklahoma
Champion: LSU
2018-2019
CFP Final Four Ranking
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. Oklahoma
Champion: Clemson
Vern’s Ranking Final Four
1. Notre Dame
2. Clemson
3. Alabama
4. Georgia
5. Oklahoma
Champion: Clemson
2017-2018
CFP Final Four Ranking:
1. Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
4. Alabama
Champion: Alabama
Vern’s Ranking Final Four:
1. Georgia
2. Clemson
3. Cent Florida
4. Notre Dame
6. Alabama
7. Oklahoma
Champion: Alabama
2016-2017
CFP Final Four Ranking:
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio St
4. Washington
Champion: Clemson
Vern’s Ranking Final Four:
1. Alabama
2. Ohio St
3. Clemson
4. Washington
Champion: Clemson
2015-2016
CFP Final Four Ranking:
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Michigan St
4. Oklahoma
Champion: Alabama
Vern’s Ranking Final Four:
1. Alabama
2. Michigan St
3. Clemson
4. Ohio St
6. Oklahoma
Champion: Alabama
2014-2015
CFP Final Four Ranking:
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida St
4. Ohio St
Champion: Ohio St
Vern’s Ranking Final Four:
1. Florida St
2. Alabama
3. Oregon
4. Ohio St
Champion: Ohio St
