November 29, 2022 – The Selection Committee for the College Football Playoff (CFP) released its fifth rankings of the year on Tuesday evening. The group's Top 25 was officially announced on a live ESPN broadcast. The committee will release its final rankings this Sunday, December 4 on ESPN's College Football Playoff Selection Show, which begins at 11 a.m. Central. The match-up for the 89th annual Allstate Sugar Bowl® (Saturday, December 31, 2022) will be announced at 1:30 p.m. 

College Football Playoff Rankings, 11/29/22

1.       Georgia (12-0) – LW: 1

2.       Michigan (12-0) – LW: 3

3.       TCU (12-0) – LW: 4

4.       USC (11-1) – LW: 6

5.       Ohio State (11-1) – LW: 2

6.       Alabama (10-2) – LW: 7

7.       Tennessee (10-2) – LW: 10

8.       Penn State (10-2) – LW: 11

9.       Clemson (10-2) – LW: 8

10.   Kansas State (9-3) – LW: 12

11.   Utah (9-3) – LW: 14

12.   Washington (10-2) – LW: 13

13.   Florida State (9-3) – LW: 16

14.   LSU (9-3) – LW: 5

15.   Oregon State (9-3) – LW: 21

16.   Oregon (9-3) – LW: 9

17.   UCLA (9-3) – LW: 18

18.   Tulane (10-2) – LW: 19

19.   South Carolina (8-4) – LW: NR

20.   Texas (8-4) – LW: 23

21.   Notre Dame (8-4) – LW: 15

22.   UCF (9-3) – LW: 22

23.   North Carolina (9-3) – LW: 17

24.   Mississippi State (8-4) – LW: NR

25.   NC State (8-4) – LW: NR

The Allstate Sugar Bowl (Saturday, December 31, 2022) will host the champions of the Big 12 Conference and the SEC unless either or both of those champions are selected for the College Football Playoff. If either of the champions do qualify for the playoff, another highly-ranked representative from the conference(s) will play in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. In the case of the SEC, the replacement team would be the top-ranked non-playoff team. In the case of the Big 12, the replacement team would be the next non-playoff team with the best record in the regular-season standings.
 
The top four teams in the final CFP Rankings will meet in the College Football Playoff Semifinals (Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl for this season) on Saturday, December 31. The two semifinal winners will play for the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9 in Los Angeles.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl is scheduled to host a College Football Playoff Semifinal next season (January 1, 2024).