Vern's Ranking compared with the College Football Playoff

2024-2025 

CFP Twelve Team Ranking

1. Oregon

2. Georgia

3. Texas

4. Penn St

5. Notre Dame

6. Ohio St

7. Tennessee

8. Indiana

9. Boise St

10. SMU

11. Alabama (not invited)

12. Arizona St

16. Clemson (invited)

Champion: Ohio St

Vern’s Ranking Before Bowl Games

1. Oregon

2. Notre Dame

3. Texas

4. Georgia

5. Ohio St

6. Boise St

7. Penn St

8. Indiana

9. Alabama (not invited)

10. Arizona St

11. South Carolina (not invited)

12. SMU

16. Clemson (invited)

17. Tennessee  (invited)

Champion: 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