Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht (3) runs with the ball for a first down around Kansas State Wildcats safety Marques Sigle (21) and linebacker Austin Romaine (45) during the fourth quarter in the NCAA football at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Ames, Iowa.
Iowa State came in at No. 16 in the latest edition of the CFP Rankings, one spot behind its Big 12 championship game opponent, No. 15 Arizona State (Sat. 11 a.m. ABC).
The Cyclones are one of four Big 12 teams ranked in the penultimate poll.
BYU is ranked No. 18 and Colorado is just behind them at No. 23.
The winner of Saturday’s Big 12 championship game is guaranteed a spot in the playoff, which will likely be the conference’s only bid.
The full poll can be seen below.
CFP Rankings
Tues., December 3, 2024
1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Ohio State
7. Tennessee
8. SMU
9. Indiana
10. Boise State
11. Alabama
12. Miami
13. Ole Miss
14. South Carolina
15. Arizona State
16. Iowa State
17. Clemson
18. BYU
19. Missouri
20. UNLV
21. Illinois
22. Syracuse
23. Colorado
24. Army
25. Memphis
