WEST LAFAYETTE - Purdue Football has entered the College Football Playoff rankings at No. 19, it was announced on ESPN on Tuesday evening. The ranking is the first-ever in the CFP era for the Boilermakers.
Head coach Jeff Brohm's squad (6-3, 4-2) earned an Associated Press Top 25 ranking earlier this season after the upset win over No. 2-ranked Iowa (Oct. 16) to improve to 4-2 (2-1). Following the Boilermakers' latest big win over No. 3-ranked Michigan State (Nov. 6), Purdue has ascended into the latest set of CFP rankings.
Purdue is next in action against No. 4-ranked Ohio State (8-1, 6-0) on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Boilermakers and Buckeyes kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, with Purdue looking for a possible fifth league win for the first time since 2018 and just the fifth time since the 2000 season.
FULL RANKINGS (Nov. 9):
Head coach Jeff Brohm's squad (6-3, 4-2) earned an Associated Press Top 25 ranking earlier this season after the upset win over No. 2-ranked Iowa (Oct. 16) to improve to 4-2 (2-1). Following the Boilermakers' latest big win over No. 3-ranked Michigan State (Nov. 6), Purdue has ascended into the latest set of CFP rankings.
Purdue is next in action against No. 4-ranked Ohio State (8-1, 6-0) on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Boilermakers and Buckeyes kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, with Purdue looking for a possible fifth league win for the first time since 2018 and just the fifth time since the 2000 season.
FULL RANKINGS (Nov. 9):
- Georgia (9-0)
- Alabama (8-1)
- Oregon (8-1)
- Ohio State (8-1)
- Cincinnati (9-0)
- Michigan (8-1)
- Michigan State (8-1)
- Oklahoma (9-0)
- Notre Dame (8-1)
- Oklahoma State (8-1)
- Texas A&M (7-2)
- Wake Forest (8-1)
- Baylor (7-2)
- BYU (8-2)
- Ole Miss (7-2)
- NC State (7-2)
- Auburn (6-3)
- Wisconsin (6-3)
- Purdue (6-3)
- Iowa (7-2)
- Pittsburgh (7-2)
- San Diego State (8-1)
- UTSA (9-0)
- Utah (6-3)
- Arkansas (6-3)