College Football Playoff Committee shares rankings release dates, member recusals

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The College Football Playoff Committee shared two major pieces of news on Thursday, the more exciting one being the dates for this season’s rankings releases.

The committee also announced which committee members are recused from advocating for certain programs this season due to their ties to those programs.

The CFP committee will begin its series of six rankings releases with the first on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Check out the full schedule of releases:

CFP Rankings release dates

Tuesday, November 1, 7-8 p.m. ET
Tuesday, November 8, 7-8 p.m. ET
Tuesday, November 15, 9-9:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, November 22, 7-8 p.m. ET
Tuesday, November 29, 7-7:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, December 4, Noon-4 p.m. ET (Selection Day)

Committee Recusals

Rick George, Colorado
Chet Gladchuk, Houston
Gene Taylor, Kansas State
Mitch Barnhart, Kentucky
Jim Grobe, Marshall
Warde Manuel, Michigan
Chet Gladchuk, Navy
Boo Corrigan, NC State/Notre Dame
Rod West, Notre Dame
Kelly Whiteside, Rutgers
Tom Burman, Wyoming

*Committee recusals shall not participate in any votes involving the team from which the individual is recused.

Latest CFP odds

There will be college football games this month and Las Vegas oddsmakers are hard at work updating the odds for the top contenders to win the College Football Playoff national title in 2023.

While Alabama remains at the top of the list, over the last month, Ohio State has gained momentum and pushed past the reigning champions, the Georgia Bulldogs.

These are the top-10 candidates in Las Vegas’ current odds: