2024 College Football Final Rankings: Top 25 Featuring Michigan, Alabama, and BYU

Originally posted on College Football News | Last updated Jan 7, 2025 6:04 AM ET

Based on how good we thought all of the teams were - and giving credit for how things ended up, like with Michigan beating Ohio State and Alabama to close out - here are our rankings for the best teams from 11 to 25 at the end of the 2024 college football season.

If you don't like our opinions or think these are off, wait for our CFN Season Formula rankings that objectively come up with who really had the best years. But for now, before the College Football Playoff is over, here's the bottom part of our top 25 for the end of 2024.

College Football Rankings Final 2024: 11 to 25

CFN College Football Rankings 2024 Final
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25 Boise State 12-2

End of Regular Season Rank: 18
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 53
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 10-2
Last Game: CFP Quarterfinal Fiesta: Penn State 31, Boise State 14

24 Florida 8-5

End of Regular Season Rank: 17
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 31
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 6-6
Last Game: Gasparilla: Florida 33, Tulane 8

23 SMU 11-3

End of Regular Season Rank: 15
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 39
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 6-6
Last Game: CFP 1st Round: Penn State 38, SMU 10

22 Texas A&M 8-5

End of Regular Season Rank: 12
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 21
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 9-3
Last Game: Las Vegas: USC 35, Texas A&M 31

21 Missouri 10-3

End of Regular Season Rank: 21
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 19
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 8-4
Last Game: Music City: Missouri 27, Iowa 24

20 Clemson 10-4

End of Regular Season Rank: 14
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 12
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 9-3
Last Game: CFP 1st Round: Texas 38, Clemson 24

19 Miami 10-3

End of Regular Season Rank: 16
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 13
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 8-4
Last Game: Pop-Tarts: Iowa State 42, Miami 41

18 Minnesota 8-5

End of Regular Season Rank: 27
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 29
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 6-6
Last Game: Duke’s Mayo: Minnesota 24, Virginia Tech 10

17 Iowa 8-5

End of Regular Season Rank: 26
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 25
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 7-5
Last Game: Music City: Missouri 27, Iowa 24

16 South Carolina 9-4

End of Regular Season Rank: 11
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 45
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 6-6
Last Game: Citrus: Illinois 21, South Carolina 17

15 Alabama 9-4

End of Regular Season Rank: 10
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 4
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 10-2
Last Game: ReliaQuest: Michigan 19, Alabama 13

14 Illinois 10-3

End of Regular Season Rank: 28
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 55
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 5-7
Last Game: Citrus: Illinois 21, South Carolina 17

13 Michigan 8-5

End of Regular Season Rank: 29
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 5
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 10-2
Last Game: ReliaQuest: Michigan 19, Alabama 13

12 Iowa State 11-3

End of Regular Season Rank: 25
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 41
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 6-6
Last Game: Pop-Tarts: Iowa State 42, Miami 41

11 BYU 11-2

End of Regular Season Rank: 24
CFN 2024 Preseason Ranking: 48
CFN Preseason Record Prediction: 4-8
Last Game: Alamo: BYU 36, Colorado 14

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All 134 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25