The committee has spoken. Based on Tuesday evening’s latest College Football Playoff rankings, Alabama, not Miami, is in line for the ultimate Playoff at-large berth and No. 11 seed that comes with it. That is, until Clemson wins the ACC Championship Game on Saturday and steals the final slot. For our functions, although, we’re assuming SMU beats the Tigers.
The consequence: A primary-round recreation between No. 6 seed Notre Dame and No. 11 seed Alabama in South Bend. Pretty cool.
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Ding dong, Miami’s useless, however did Ole Miss deserve the CFP rankings nod over Alabama?
It’s troublesome to say how convention title recreation outcomes will influence the ultimate seedings. The losers might keep the place they’re or fall a bit, relying on how they carry out. We are predicting Texas loses a detailed recreation to Georgia and solely drops from No. 2 to No. 3 within the rankings, whereas Penn State will get blown out by Oregon and falls from No. 3 to No. 6, one spot beneath Ohio State as a result of a head-to-head loss.
Their seedings would then be:
No. 5 Texas
No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 7 Ohio State
No. 8 Penn State
Friendly reminders: 1) Most non-CFP bowls should not have to pick groups so as of convention standings. 2) Legacy Pac-12 groups will take part within the league’s bowl lineup this 12 months and in 2025, not the lineups of their present leagues.
Teams shaded in blue within the tables point out the official matchup.
College Football Playoff
| Bowl/Playoff | Date | Team | Team | Location | Time (ET) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Playoff |
Dec. 20 |
8. Penn State |
9. Tennessee |
State College, Pa. |
8 p.m. |
ABC/ESPN |
|
Playoff |
Dec. 21 |
5. Texas |
12. Arizona St (Big 12 champ) |
Austin, Texas |
Noon |
TNT |
|
Playoff |
Dec. 21 |
7. Ohio State |
10. Indiana |
Columbus, Ohio |
3:30 p.m. |
TNT |
|
Playoff |
Dec. 21 |
6. Notre Dame |
11. Alabama |
South Bend, Ind. |
8 p.m. |
ABC/ESPN |
|
Fiesta |
Dec. 31 |
4. Boise State (G5 champ) |
Texas/Arizona State winer |
Glendale, Ariz. |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Peach |
Jan. 1 |
3. SMU (ACC champ) |
Notre Dame/Alabama winner |
Atlanta |
Noon |
ESPN |
|
Rose |
Jan. 1 |
1. Oregon (Big Ten champ) |
Penn State/Tennessee winner |
Pasadena, Calif. |
5 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Sugar |
Jan. 1 |
2. Georgia (SEC champ) |
Ohio State/Indiana winner |
New Orleans |
8:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Orange |
Jan. 9 |
Quarterfinal winner |
Quarterfinal winner |
Miami, Fla. |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Cotton |
Jan. 10 |
Quarterfinal winner |
Quarterfinal winner |
Arlington, Texas |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Championship |
Jan. 20 |
Semifinal winner |
Semifinal winner |
Atlanta |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Remaining Bowls
| Bowl | Date | Team | Team | Location | Time (ET) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bahamas |
Jan. 4 |
Buffalo (MAC) |
Liberty (C-USA) |
Nassau, Bahamas |
11 a.m. |
ESPN2 |
|
Duke’s Mayo |
Jan. 3 |
Minnesota (Big Ten 6) |
Duke (ACC 5-7) |
Charlotte, N.C. |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
First Responder |
Jan. 3 |
North Texas (ESPN) |
Bowling Green (ESPN) |
University Park, Texas |
4 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Gator |
Jan. 2 |
Syracuse (ACC 2-4) |
Missouri (SEC 3-8) |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Texas |
Dec. 31 |
Baylor (Big 12 4) |
LSU (SEC 3-8) |
Houston |
3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Citrus |
Dec. 31 |
Illinois (Big Ten 2) |
South Carolina (SEC 2) |
Orlando, Fla. |
3 p.m. |
ABC |
|
Sun |
Dec. 31 |
Louisville (ACC 5-7) |
Washington (Pac-12 5) |
El Paso, Texas |
2 p.m. |
CBS |
|
ReliaQuest |
Dec. 31 |
Iowa (Big Ten 3) |
Florida (SEC 3-8) |
Tampa, Fla. |
Noon |
ESPN |
|
Music City |
Dec. 30 |
Nebraska (Big Ten 4) |
Ole Miss (SEC 3-8) |
Nashville, Tenn. |
2:30 p.m. |
ABC |
|
Independence |
Dec. 28 |
Army (AAC) |
North Carolina* (Pac-12 7) |
Shreveport, La. |
9:15 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Alamo |
Dec. 28 |
BYU (BIg 12 2) |
Colorado (Pac-12 2) |
San Antonio, Texas |
9:15 p.m. |
ABC |
|
Military |
Dec. 28 |
East Carolina (AAC 2) |
Pittsburgh (ACC) |
Annapolis, Md. |
5:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Arizona |
Dec. 30 |
Colorado State (MWC) |
Miami of Ohio (MAC) |
Tucson, Ariz. |
4:30 p.m. |
CW |
|
Pop-Tarts |
Dec. 28 |
Iowa State (Big 12 3) |
Miami (ACC 2-4) |
Orlando, Fla. |
3:30 p.m. |
ABC |
|
New Mexico |
Dec. 28 |
Ohio* (MWC) |
Texas State (ESPN) |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
2:15 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Pinstripe |
Dec. 28 |
Michigan (Big Ten 5) |
Boston College (ACC 5-7) |
Bronx, N.Y. |
Noon |
ABC |
|
Fenway |
Dec. 28 |
Virginia Tech (ACC) |
UConn (ESPN) |
Boston |
11 a.m. |
ESPN |
|
Vegas |
Dec. 27 |
USC (Pac-12 4) |
Texas A&M (SEC 3-8) |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
10:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Holiday |
Dec. 27 |
Clemson (ACC 2-4) |
Washington State (Pac-12 3) |
San Diego, Calif. |
8 p.m. |
FOX |
|
Liberty |
Dec. 27 |
Kansas State (Big 12 5) |
Oklahoma (SEC 3-8) |
Memphis, Tenn. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Birmingham |
Dec. 27 |
Vanderbilt (SEC 9) |
Georgia Tech (ESPN) |
Birmingham, Ala. |
12/3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Armed Forces |
Dec. 27 |
TCU (Big 12 7) |
Navy (ESPN) |
Fort Worth, Texas |
12/3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
68 Ventures |
Dec. 26 |
Georgia Southern (Sun Belt) |
Western Kentucky (C-USA) |
Mobile, Ala. |
9 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Rate |
Dec. 26 |
Rutgers (Big Ten 7) |
Texas Tech (Big 12 6) |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
5:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
GameAbove |
Dec. 26 |
Arkansas State (Big Ten 8)* |
Toledo (MAC) |
Detroit |
2 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Hawaii |
Dec. 24 |
San Jose State (MWC) |
USF (ESPN) |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
8 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Idaho Potato |
Dec. 23 |
Fresno State (MWC) |
NIU (MAC) |
Boise, Idaho |
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Myrtle Beach |
Dec. 23 |
Coastal Carolina (ESPN) |
UTSA (ESPN) |
Myrtle Beach, S.C. |
11 a.m. |
ESPN |
|
Gasparilla |
Dec. 20 |
Tulane (ESPN) |
Arkansas (ESPN) |
Tampa, Fla. |
3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Cure |
Dec. 20 |
Jacksonville State (ESPN) |
Marshall (ESPN) |
Orlando, Fla. |
Noon |
ESPN |
|
New Orleans |
Dec. 19 |
Louisiana (Sun Belt) |
Sam Houston (C-USA) |
New Orleans |
7 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
|
LA Bowl |
Dec. 18 |
California (Pac-12 6) |
UNLV (MWC 1) |
Inglewood, Calif. |
9 p.m. |
ABC |
|
Boca Raton |
Dec. 18 |
NC State (ESPN) |
James Madison (ESPN) |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
5:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Frisco |
Dec. 17 |
Memphis (ESPN) |
West Virginia (ESPN) |
Frisco, Texas |
9 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
Salute to Veterans |
Dec. 14 |
South Alabama (ESPN) |
Western Michigan (ESPN) |
Montgomery, Ala. |
9 p.m. |
ESPN |
Notes: (ESPN) signifies an ESPN Events bowl. Teams will be moved between them. An asterisk (*) signifies a alternative workforce as a result of a league was not capable of fill all of its slots.
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