College Football Playoff rankings: Oregon remains on top as Brigham Young, Colorado and Washington State climb

The second College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season featured no major surprises, a few notable tweaks and an indisputable deference to the sport’s dominant conferences.

Undefeated Oregon led the way for the second consecutive week, followed by Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana.

The Big Ten gobbled four of the top five positions on Tuesday evening — each of the aforementioned teams except Texas —  but had no other representation in the rankings.

Meanwhile...