The first-ever 12 team College Football playoff is upon us! However, before postseason play can began this week, the CFRA must publish its end of regular season top 25 poll. This poll has a similar 12 team playoff field as the CFP Rankings, but with one critical difference in that Alabama would get the last at-large spot over SMU based on these rankings. We also had one interesting tie in this poll, as in-state rivals South Carolina and Clemson share the # 14 spot despite the Gamecocks win in Death Valley during rivalry week.

Without further ado, here is this year’s CFRA End of Regular Season Poll.  The 12 teams that the CFRA would have selected to make up this year’s College Football Playoff field based on these rankings are denoted by an asterik next to their name. In addition, the four conference champions that would get byes to the quarterfinals in that playoff based on this poll are represented by two asteriks next to their name. First-place votes are in parentheses next to each team.

1.  Oregon (11)**– 275 points

2.  Georgia**– 254 points

3.  Notre Dame*– 240 points  

4.  Texas*– 238 points

5.  Penn State*– 228 points

6.  Ohio State*- 224 points

7.  Boise State**– 207 points

8.  Tennessee*– 198 points

9.  Indiana*- 187 points

10. Arizona State**- 170 points

11. Alabama*– 156 points

12. SMU– 155 points

13. Ole Miss– 130 points

14. South Carolina– 126 points

14. Clemson*– 126 points

16. Army– 97 points

17. Miami-FL– 96 points

18. BYU– 92 points

19. Iowa State– 60 points

20. Colorado– 55 points

21. Illinois– 53 points

22. Missouri– 50 points

23. Syracuse– 47 points

24. Texas A & M– 29 points

25. Duke– 19 points

Others Receiving Votes: UNLV 17, Memphis 12, Tulane 11, LSU 7, Iowa 5, Louisville 5, Marshall 4, Jacksonville State 2

Dropped Out (since Midseason Poll): LSU 10, Pittsburgh 16, Kansas State 18, Navy 24, Vanderbilt 25

Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Boise State (7), Ole Miss (13), Army (16), Texas A & M (24), Duke (250.

Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Tennessee (8), Miami-FL (17), BYU (18), UNLV (NR), Memphis (NR).

Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Oregon (1), Alabama (11).