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The first CFP rankings of the season were released on November 5, 2019. [[2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] from the [[Big Ten Conference]] led the poll, followed by No. 2 [[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] and No. 3 [[2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] from the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) followed. The Big Ten was also represented by No. 4 [[2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]; No. 5 [[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) and No. 6 [[2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]], from the SEC, rounded out the top six.[{{cite web |title=Sooners, Cowboys listed in College Football Playoff's first ranking of 2019 |url=https://www.koco.com/article/sooners-cowboys-listed-in-college-football-playoffs-first-ranking-of-2019/29705279 |website=[[KOCO-TV]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 5, 2019}}] The ensuing week's games saw two top-six teams lose: [[2019 LSU vs. Alabama football game|No. 2 LSU defeated No. 3 Alabama]], 46–41, and No. 4 Penn State suffered an upset loss at No. 17 [[2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]].[{{cite web |title=Joe Burrow leads No. 2 LSU past No. 3 Alabama in 46–41 thriller |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401110842 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 10, 2019}}][{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Randy |title=Gophers vs. No. 4 Penn State stirs vivid memories from Minnesota’s 2019 home triumph |url=https://www.startribune.com/gophers-football-2019-penn-state-upset-tanner-morgan/601185483 |website=[[Minnesota Star Tribune]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 22, 2024}}] As a result of their losses, Alabama dropped to No. 5 and Penn State to No. 9;[{{cite web |last1=Northam |first1=Mitchell |title=LSU is the new No. 1 in the Top 25 College Football Playoff rankings for Week 12 |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-11-13/college-football-playoff-rankings-lsu-new-no-1-top-25-rankings |website=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 13, 2019}}] LSU jumped Ohio State for the No. 1 spot despite Ohio State's 59-point win over unranked [[2019 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] the week prior.[{{cite news |last1=Hartman |first1=Marcus |title=Defense redeems itself by treating Terps like twerps |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news/171410437/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=November 11, 2019 |location=[[Dayton, Ohio]] |page=C1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}][{{cite web |last1=Morehouse |first1=Marc |title=No. 20 Iowa 23, No. 8 Minnesota 19: The Pig and the glory |url=https://www.thegazette.com/hawkeye-football/no-20-iowa-23-no-8-minnesota-19-the-pig-and-the-glory/ |website=[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|The Gazette]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 16, 2019}}] dropping them down to No. 10, though the top seven remained the same in the November 19 rankings.[{{cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Kevin |title=College Football Playoff Rankings for Nov. 19, 2019 released |url=https://fbschedules.com/college-football-playoff-rankings-for-nov-19-2019-released/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 19, 2019}}] The slate of games played on November 23 included a win by No. 2 Ohio State over No. 8 Penn State and an upset loss by No. 6 [[2019 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]] to unranked [[2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]],[{{cite web |title=No. 2 Ohio State tested but tops No. 9 Penn State 28–17 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/gametracker/recap/NCAAF_20191123_PSU@OHIOST/ |website=[[CBS Sports]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 24, 2019}}][{{cite web |title=Jayden Daniels, Arizona State upset No. 6 Oregon |url=https://www.si.com/college/2019/11/24/arizona-state-jayden-daniels-beat-oregon |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 23, 2019}}] causing minor changes in the following rankings: Ohio State returned to the No. 1 spot and [[2019 Utah Utes football team|Utah]] replaced Oregon at No. 6.[{{cite web |last=Russo |first=Ralph D. |title=Ohio State jumps LSU to No. 1 in CFP rankings |url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2019/11/26/ohio-state-jumps-lsu-to-no-1-in-cfp-rankings/ |website=[[Salisbury Post]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 26, 2019}}] A missed [[field goal]] by Alabama's [[Joseph Bulovas]] ended the team's final possession in their [[Iron Bowl]] rivalry game at No. 15 [[2019 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]], sealing a three-point loss that "wiped away the{{nbsp}}... Crimson Tide's playoff hopes" according to [[ESPN]].[{{cite web |title=No. 16 Auburn upends No. 5 Alabama's playoff hopes, 48–45 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401110865 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 30, 2019}}] Alabama dropped to No. 12 in the penultimate rankings—the [[Associated Press]] similarly reported that the team was certain to miss the playoff for the first time since the CFP's establishment.[{{cite news |last1=Russo |first1=Ralph D. |title=Ohio St., LSU, Clemson, UGA in prime position |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/staten-island-advance/171414182/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Staten Island Advance]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 4, 2019 |location=[[Staten Island|Staten Island, New York]] |page=B4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] |
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The first CFP rankings of the season were released on November 5, 2019. [[2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] from the [[Big Ten Conference]] led the poll, followed by No. 2 [[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] and No. 3 [[2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] from the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) followed. The Big Ten was also represented by No. 4 [[2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]; No. 5 [[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) and No. 6 [[2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]], from the SEC, rounded out the top six.[{{cite web |title=Sooners, Cowboys listed in College Football Playoff's first ranking of 2019 |url=https://www.koco.com/article/sooners-cowboys-listed-in-college-football-playoffs-first-ranking-of-2019/29705279 |website=[[KOCO-TV]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 5, 2019}}] The ensuing week's games saw two top-six teams lose: [[2019 LSU vs. Alabama football game|No. 2 LSU defeated No. 3 Alabama]], 46–41, and No. 4 Penn State suffered an upset loss at No. 17 [[2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]].[{{cite web |title=Joe Burrow leads No. 2 LSU past No. 3 Alabama in 46–41 thriller |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401110842 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 10, 2019}}][{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Randy |title=Gophers vs. No. 4 Penn State stirs vivid memories from Minnesota’s 2019 home triumph |url=https://www.startribune.com/gophers-football-2019-penn-state-upset-tanner-morgan/601185483 |website=[[Minnesota Star Tribune]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 22, 2024}}] As a result of their losses, Alabama dropped to No. 5 and Penn State to No. 9;[{{cite web |last1=Northam |first1=Mitchell |title=LSU is the new No. 1 in the Top 25 College Football Playoff rankings for Week 12 |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-11-13/college-football-playoff-rankings-lsu-new-no-1-top-25-rankings |website=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 13, 2019}}] LSU jumped Ohio State for the No. 1 spot despite Ohio State's 59-point win over unranked [[2019 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] the week prior.[{{cite news |last1=Hartman |first1=Marcus |title=Defense redeems itself by treating Terps like twerps |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news/171410437/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=November 11, 2019 |location=[[Dayton, Ohio]] |page=C1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}][{{cite web |last1=Morehouse |first1=Marc |title=No. 20 Iowa 23, No. 8 Minnesota 19: The Pig and the glory |url=https://www.thegazette.com/hawkeye-football/no-20-iowa-23-no-8-minnesota-19-the-pig-and-the-glory/ |website=[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|The Gazette]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 16, 2019}}] dropping them down to No. 10, though the top seven remained the same in the November 19 rankings.[{{cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Kevin |title=College Football Playoff Rankings for Nov. 19, 2019 released |url=https://fbschedules.com/college-football-playoff-rankings-for-nov-19-2019-released/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 19, 2019}}] The slate of games played on November 23 included a win by No. 2 Ohio State over No. 8 Penn State and an upset loss by No. 6 [[2019 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]] to unranked [[2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]],[{{cite web |title=No. 2 Ohio State tested but tops No. 9 Penn State 28–17 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/gametracker/recap/NCAAF_20191123_PSU@OHIOST/ |website=[[CBS Sports]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 24, 2019}}][{{cite web |title=Jayden Daniels, Arizona State upset No. 6 Oregon |url=https://www.si.com/college/2019/11/24/arizona-state-jayden-daniels-beat-oregon |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 23, 2019}}] causing minor changes in the following rankings: Ohio State returned to the No. 1 spot and [[2019 Utah Utes football team|Utah]] replaced Oregon at No. 6.[{{cite web |last=Russo |first=Ralph D. |title=Ohio State jumps LSU to No. 1 in CFP rankings |url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2019/11/26/ohio-state-jumps-lsu-to-no-1-in-cfp-rankings/ |website=[[Salisbury Post]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 26, 2019}}] A missed [[field goal]] by Alabama's [[Joseph Bulovas]] ended the team's final possession in their [[Iron Bowl]] rivalry game at No. 15 [[2019 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]], sealing a three-point loss that "wiped away the{{nbsp}}... Crimson Tide's playoff hopes" according to [[ESPN]].[{{cite web |title=No. 16 Auburn upends No. 5 Alabama's playoff hopes, 48–45 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401110865 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=November 30, 2019}}] Alabama dropped to No. 12 in the penultimate rankings—the [[Associated Press]] similarly reported that the team was certain to miss the playoff for the first time since the CFP's establishment.[{{cite news |last1=Russo |first1=Ralph D. |title=Ohio St., LSU, Clemson, UGA in prime position |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/staten-island-advance/171414182/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Staten Island Advance]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 4, 2019 |location=[[Staten Island|Staten Island, New York]] |page=B4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] |
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During the following weekend, each conference played its respective championship game. The [[2019 Pac-12 Football Championship Game|Pac-12 championship]], played on December 6, resulted in an upset win for No. 13 Oregon over No. 5 Utah, all but ending Utah's playoff chances.[{{cite web |title=No. 13 Oregon ends No. 5 Utah's playoff hopes with 37–15 win |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401132973 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=December 7, 2019}}] Each of the top three teams in the CFP rankings won their conference championship: No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 8 [[2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] in the [[2019 Big Ten Football Championship Game|Big Ten championship]],[{{cite news |last1=Baird |first1=Nathan |title=One good half is good enough: Buckeyes spot Badgers 21–7 lead, then blow them away in second half |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/171416561/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=December 8, 2019 |location=[[Cleveland, Ohio]] |page=C4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] No. 2 LSU defeated No. 4 Georgia to win the [[2019 SEC Championship Game|SEC championship]],[{{cite news |last1=Guilbeau |first1=Glenn |title=LSU routs Georgia, 37–10, for SEC championship |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-star/171416700/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[The News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana)|The News-Star]] |date=December 8, 2019 |location=[[Monroe, Louisiana]] |page=D1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] and No. 3 Clemson won the [[2019 ACC Championship Game|ACC championship]] over No. 23 [[2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]].[{{cite news |last1=Lentz |first1=Zach |title=Tigers rout Virginia for 5th straight title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat/171416860/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[The Times and Democrat]] |date=December 8, 2019 |location=[[Orangeburg, South Carolina]] |page=B1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] The [[2019 Big 12 Championship Game|Big 12 championship]] between No. 6 [[2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] and No. 7 [[2019 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]] went into [[Overtime (sports)#College, high school, and Canadian football|overtime]] before Oklahoma secured a seven-point win, prompting Oklahoma head coach [[Lincoln Riley]] and Big 12 commissioner [[Bob Bowlsby]] to advocate for OU's inclusion in the playoff field.[{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Stephen |title=OU prevails in overtime |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal/171417846/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Longview News-Journal]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 8, 2019 |location=[[Longview, Texas]] |page=C1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] |
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During the following weekend, each conference played its respective championship game. The [[2019 Pac-12 Football Championship Game|Pac-12 championship]], played on December 6, resulted in an upset win for No. 13 Oregon over No. 5 Utah, all but ending Utah's playoff chances.[{{cite web |title=No. 13 Oregon ends No. 5 Utah's playoff hopes with 37–15 win |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401132973 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=December 7, 2019}}] Each of the top three teams in the CFP rankings won their conference championship: No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 8 [[2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] in the [[2019 Big Ten Football Championship Game|Big Ten championship]],[{{cite news |last1=Baird |first1=Nathan |title=One good half is good enough: Buckeyes spot Badgers 21–7 lead, then blow them away in second half |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/171416561/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=December 8, 2019 |location=[[Cleveland, Ohio]] |page=C4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] No. 2 LSU defeated No. 4 Georgia to win the [[2019 SEC Championship Game|SEC championship]],[{{cite news |last1=Guilbeau |first1=Glenn |title=LSU routs Georgia, 37–10, for SEC championship |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-star/171416700/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[The News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana)|The News-Star]] |date=December 8, 2019 |location=[[Monroe, Louisiana]] |page=D1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] and No. 3 Clemson won the [[2019 ACC Championship Game|ACC championship]] over No. 23 [[2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]].[{{cite news |last1=Lentz |first1=Zach |title=Tigers rout Virginia for 5th straight title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat/171416860/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[The Times and Democrat]] |date=December 8, 2019 |location=[[Orangeburg, South Carolina]] |page=B1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] The [[2019 Big 12 Championship Game|Big 12 championship]] between No. 6 [[2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] and No. 7 [[2019 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]] went into [[Overtime (sports)#College, high school, and Canadian football|overtime]] before Oklahoma secured a seven-point win, prompting Oklahoma head coach [[Lincoln Riley]] and Big 12 commissioner [[Bob Bowlsby]] to advocate to the selection committee for OU's inclusion in the playoff field.[{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Stephen |title=OU prevails in overtime |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal/171417846/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Longview News-Journal]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 8, 2019 |location=[[Longview, Texas]] |page=C1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}] |
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The College Football Playoff field, and the full final CFP rankings, were released on December 8, 2019.[{{cite web |last1=Blinder |first1=Alan |title=The College Football Playoff is set, and L. S. U. is No. 1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-playoff-matchups.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=December 8, 2019}}] [[Pat Forde]], writing for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', said that the four-team field had the potential to be the strongest in CFP history and remarked that the only difficult decision for the committee to make was whether to rank LSU ahead of Ohio State or vice versa.[{{cite web |last1=Forde |first1=Pat |author1-link=Pat Forde |title=Loaded College Football Playoff field could be its strongest yet |url=https://www.si.com/college/2019/12/08/playoff-bracket-lsu-ohio-state-clemson-oklahoma |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609122345/https://www.si.com/college/2019/12/08/playoff-bracket-lsu-ohio-state-clemson-oklahoma |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |date=December 8, 2019}}] Ultimately, LSU was picked No. 1 while Ohio State and Clemson followed at Nos. 2 and 3. Oklahoma jumped into the playoff field at No. 4 following their Big 12 championship victory. LSU and Oklahoma were assigned to the [[2019 Peach Bowl|Peach Bowl]] semifinal while Ohio State and Clemson were set to play in the [[2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)|Fiesta Bowl]] semifinal. Pac-12 champions Oregon jumped to No. 6 in the final poll and were assigned to the [[2020 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] against No. 8 Wisconsin, while Georgia fell to No. 5 and were matched with No. 7 Baylor in the [[2020 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]]. No. 8 [[2019 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] and No. 24 Virginia were assigned to the [[2019 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], and the [[2020 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl Classic]] matched No. 10 Penn State and No. 17 [[2019 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]]. |
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The College Football Playoff field, and the full final CFP rankings, were released on December 8, 2019.[{{cite web |last1=Blinder |first1=Alan |title=The College Football Playoff is set, and L. S. U. is No. 1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-playoff-matchups.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |date=December 8, 2019}}] [[Pat Forde]], writing for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', said that the four-team field had the potential to be the strongest in CFP history and remarked that the only difficult decision for the committee to make was whether to rank LSU ahead of Ohio State or vice versa.[{{cite web |last1=Forde |first1=Pat |author1-link=Pat Forde |title=Loaded College Football Playoff field could be its strongest yet |url=https://www.si.com/college/2019/12/08/playoff-bracket-lsu-ohio-state-clemson-oklahoma |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=April 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609122345/https://www.si.com/college/2019/12/08/playoff-bracket-lsu-ohio-state-clemson-oklahoma |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |date=December 8, 2019}}] Ultimately, LSU was picked No. 1 while Ohio State and Clemson followed at Nos. 2 and 3. Oklahoma jumped into the playoff field at No. 4 following their Big 12 championship victory. LSU and Oklahoma were assigned to the [[2019 Peach Bowl|Peach Bowl]] semifinal while Ohio State and Clemson were set to play in the [[2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)|Fiesta Bowl]] semifinal. Pac-12 champions Oregon jumped to No. 6 in the final poll and were assigned to the [[2020 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] against No. 8 Wisconsin, while Georgia fell to No. 5 and were matched with No. 7 Baylor in the [[2020 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]]. No. 8 [[2019 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] and No. 24 Virginia were assigned to the [[2019 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], and the [[2020 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl Classic]] matched No. 10 Penn State and No. 17 [[2019 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]]. |
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