The first major test for the new College Football Playoff came this week as the selection committee revealed its first top 25 rankings for the 2024 season, including an early projection for what the new 12-team bracket would look like if the playoff started today.

That's not the case in the first set of rankings, however. Boise State, the fifth-highest-ranked projected conference champ, is at No. 12 in the initial rankings. That means the top 12 teams in the rankings are the 12 teams in the projected playoff bracket.