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THE HATCH RANKINGS

MATHEMATICAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKING SYSTEM
EST. 1999

2024-25 Bowl Pairings

(All Rankings Pre-Bowl)
College Football Playoff Championship
#5 Ohio State (13-2) 34
#2 Notre Dame (14-1) 23
Atlanta, GA (1/20)

Cotton Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
#5 Ohio State (12-2) 28
#4 Texas (13-2) 14
Arlington, TX (1/10)
Orange Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
#2 Notre Dame (13-1) 27
#8 Penn State (13-2) 24
Miami Gardens, FL (1/9)

Rose Bowl
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
#1 Oregon (13-0) 21
#5 Ohio State (11-2) 41
Pasadena, CA (1/1)
Sugar Bowl
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
#2 Georgia (11-2) 10
#3 Notre Dame (12-1) 23
New Orleans, LA (1/2)

Peach Bowl
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
#7 Arizona State (11-2) 31
#4 Texas (12-2) 39
Atlanta, GA (1/1) 2OT

Fiesta Bowl
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
#13 Boise State (12-1) 14
#8 Penn State (12-2) 31
Glendale, AZ (12/31)

College Football Playoff Round 1
8 Seed vs. 9 Seed
#14 Tennessee (10-2) 17
@ #5 Ohio State (10-2) 42
Columbus, OH (12/21)

College Football Playoff Round 1
7 Seed vs. 10 Seed
#18 Indiana (11-1) 17
@ #3 Notre Dame (11-1) 27
South Bend, IN (12/20)

College Football Playoff Round 1
5 Seed vs. 12 Seed
#17 Clemson (10-3) 24
@ #4 Texas (11-2) 38
Austin, TX (12/21)
College Football Playoff Round 1
6 Seed vs. 11 Seed
#6 Southern Methodist (11-2) 10
@ #8 Penn State (11-2) 38
State College, PA (12/21)

Date Bowl Name Location Team Team
1/4 Bahamas Nassau #74 Buffalo (8-4) 26 #63 Liberty (8-3) 7
1/3 Duke’s Mayo Charlotte #34 Virginia Tech (6-6) 10 #43 Minnesota (7-5) 24
1/3 First Responder Dallas #95 North Texas (6-6) 28 #70 Texas State (7-5) 30
1/2 Gator Jacksonville #27 Duke (9-3) 20 #19 Mississippi (9-3) 52
12/31 Texas Houston #28 Baylor (8-4) 31 #21 Louisiana State (8-4) 44
12/31 Citrus Orlando #10 South Carolina (9-3) 17 #22 Illinois (9-3) 21
12/31 Sun El Paso #20 Louisville (8-4) 35 #51 Washington (6-6) 34
12/31 ReliaQuest Tampa #29 Michigan (7-5) 19 #12 Alabama (9-3) 13
12/30 Music City Nashville #26 Missouri (9-3) 27 #38 Iowa (8-4) 24
12/28 Independence Shreveport #31 Army (11-1) 27 #103 Louisiana Tech (5-7) 6
12/28 Alamo San Antonio #25 Colorado (9-3) 14 #11 Brigham Young (10-2) 36
12/28 Military Annapolis #54 North Carolina State (6-6) 21 #92 East Carolina (7-5) 26
12/28 Arizona Tucson #67 Colorado State (8-4) 17 #65 Miami (Ohio) (8-5) 43
12/28 Camping World Orlando #9 Miami (Florida) (10-2) 41 #16 Iowa State (10-3) 42
12/28 New Mexico Albuquerque #36 Texas Christian (8-4) 34 #49 Louisiana-Lafayette (10-3) 3
12/28 Pinstripe Bronx #41 Boston College (7-5) 15 #52 Nebraska (6-6) 20
12/28 Fenway Boston #71 Connecticut (8-4) 27 #73 North Carolina (6-6) 14
12/27 Las Vegas Las Vegas #39 Southern California (6-6) 38 #24 Texas A&M (8-4) 35
12/27 Holiday San Diego #50 Washington State (8-4) 35 #15 Syracuse (9-3) 52
12/27 Liberty Memphis #32 Texas Tech (8-4) 26 #61 Arkansas (6-6) 39
12/27 Birmingham Birmingham #45 Vanderbilt (6-6) 35 #33 Georgia Tech (7-5) 27
12/27 Armed Forces Fort Worth #60 Navy (8-3) 21 #47 Oklahoma (6-6) 20
12/26 68 Ventures Mobile #86 Arkansas State (7-5) 38 #69 Bowling Green State (7-5) 31
12/26 Rate Phoenix #53 Rutgers (7-5) 41 #23 Kansas State (8-4) 44
12/26 GameAbove Sports Detroit #40 Pittsburgh (7-5) 46 #81 Toledo (7-5) 48 6OT
12/24 Hawaii Honolulu #77 San Jose State (7-5) 39 #97 South Florida (6-6) 41 5OT
12/23 Famous Idaho Potato Boise #59 Northern Illinois (7-5) 28 #87 Fresno State (6-6) 20 2OT
12/23 Myrtle Beach Conway, SC #98 Coastal Carolina (6-6) 15 #91 Texas-San Antonio (6-6) 44
12/20 Gasparilla Tampa #37 Florida (7-5) 33 #48 Tulane (9-4) 8
12/20 Cure Orlando #46 Ohio (10-3) 30 #68 Jacksonville State (9-4) 27
12/19 New Orleans New Orleans #64 Sam Houston State (9-3) 31 #55 Georgia Southern (8-4) 26
12/18 L.A. Los Angeles #62 California (6-6) 13 #30 Nevada-Las Vegas (10-3) 24
12/18 Boca Raton Boca Raton #66 James Madison (8-4) 27 #75 Western Kentucky (8-5) 17
12/17 Frisco Frisco #58 West Virginia (6-6) 37 #44 Memphis (10-2) 42
12/14 Salute to Veterans Montgomery #93 Western Michigan (6-6) 23 #84 South Alabama (6-6) 30

2024 Final Regular Season Rankings

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