To reflect the new era in college football’s postseason, ESPN will exclusively reveal the release of the College Football Playoff weekly rankings as determined by the Selection Committee on Tuesday nights in the fall. Two shows airing October 14 and October 21 (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN) will feature a roster of ESPN analysts debating and discussing possible matchup scenarios leading into the Selection Committee’s first rankings released October 28. Each Tuesday night thereafter, the half-hour show will reveal the weekly rankings through December 2. A final program announcing the four teams participating in the two National Semifinal matchups will air the weekend of December 7 with additional details to follow. The complete schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Network |
| Tues, Oct 14 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tues, Oct 21 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tues, Oct 28 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tues, Nov 4 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tues, Nov 11 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tues, Nov 18 | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Tues, Nov 25 | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tues, Dec 2 | 7 p.m. | ESPN |