Liberty slides up to No. 24 in the latest College Football Playoff release on Tuesday evening, moving up from No. 25 last week.
Liberty (12-0, 8-0 Conference USA) is the second highest ranked Group of Five team in this week’s ranking checking in behind No. 22 Tulane. The highest ranked G5 conference champion in the final CFP Top 25 will play in a New Year’s Six bowl game and will likely be decided between Liberty and the AAC Championship Game winner between Tulane and SMU.
After securing the program’s 12th straight victory in the 42-28 win over UTEP on Saturday, the Liberty football team continued to rise in the other national rankings. The Flames now check in at No. 20 in the Associated Press and No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Polls.
The Flames set a program record with 12 wins in a single season, surpassing the mark of 10 wins set in 2008 and 2020.
Liberty is just the third school from CUSA to ever be ranked in the CFP Top 25, joining UTSA and Charlotte. UTSA was ranked for one week last year at No. 25 and for three weeks during the 2021 season, rising as high as No. 22. Marshall was ranked for two weeks during the 2020 season and once during the 2014 campaign, reaching as high as No. 21.
Liberty will play New Mexico State (10-3) in the CUSA Championship game on Friday. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff and will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
