IRVING, Texas (SMU) – SMU Football continued to rise up the board in the latest College Football Playoff rankings that were released on Tuesday.  

The Mustangs came in at No. 9 in the 25-team ranking format, their highest ranking in program history. The four-spot leap was also the largest it has made for a single week.

This marks the second straight week that SMU climbed up the rankings.  

Mustang History in the CFP Rankings
 

Year	Date	Ranking
2019	November 5	25
2019	November 19	25
2023	December 3	24
2024	November 5	13
2024	November 12	14
2024	November 19	13
2024	November 26	9

About the College Football Playoff 
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is the event that crowns the national champion in college football. The CFP Selection Committee ranks the top 25 teams at the end of the season. The 12 playoff participants consist of the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams. The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and receive a first-round bye. The schools seeded five through eight will host those seeded nine through 12 in first-round games. The quarterfinals and semifinals rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl. This year's quarterfinals will take place on December 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025, while the semifinals will be January 9-10, 2025. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. For additional information on the College Football Playoff, visit CollegeFootballPlayoff.com.