Iowa State Cyclones wide receiver Carson Brown (32) runs with the ball for a touchdown during the fourth quarter in the week-10 NCAA football at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Iowa State football debuted at No. 17 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings release Tuesday.
The Cyclones are the second highest ranked team in the Big 12, behind the undefeated BYU Cougars.
Iowa State returns to the field Saturday to face Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium at 2:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.
The full set of rankings can be seen below.
2024 CFP Rankings
Initial seeds
Tues. November 5, 2024
1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. Miami
5. Texas
6. Penn State
7. Tennessee
8. Indiana
9. BYU
10. Notre Dame
11. Alabama
12. Boise State
13. SMU
14. Texas A&M
15. LSU
16. Ole Miss
17. Iowa State
18. Pittsburgh
19. Kansas State
20. Colorado
21. Washington State
22. Louisville
23. Clemson
24. Missouri
25. Army
