Current:Home > NewsCollege Football Playoff bracket: Complete playoff picture after latest rankings-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
College Football Playoff bracket: Complete playoff picture after latest rankings
View Date:2024-12-23 15:04:55
It only took one week for the first College Football Playoff rankings to be completely flipped on its head.
Just a few days after the selection committee set the tone for the rest of the regular season, Georgia was upset by Mississippi and Miami suffered its first loss thanks to Georgia Tech. As a result, the currently projected top 12 teams to make the newly expanded College Football Playoff was shaken up in the second release of rankings. In this week's edition, we see how the automatic byes for conference champions really affected seeding, and who could end up having to play a first-round game on the road.
So what does the playoff look like at the moment? Here's a look at the current bracket heading into Week 12.
College Football Playoff bracket
First round
Higher seed would be home team
- No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Boise State
- No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 11 Mississippi
- No. 7 Indiana vs. No. 10 Alabama
- No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
- No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten leader) vs. winner of Tennessee/Notre Dame
- No. 4 seed Miami (ACC leader) vs. winner of Ohio State/Boise State
- No. 3 seed Brigham Young (Big 12 leader) vs. winner of Penn State/Mississippi
- No. 2 seed Texas (SEC leader) vs. winner of Tennessee/Notre Dame
College Football Playoff format
The biggest victim of this week's rankings is Georgia. Even though the Bulldogs are ranked No. 12, they wouldn't qualify for the playoff at the moment because Boise State would be the fifth conference champion, and therefore gets an automatic spot into the playoff.
On the other hand, Miami still keeps a first-round bye because they are in position to win the ACC, even though it is coming off a loss. Big Ten teams Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana also fall back on seeding as a result of the Hurricanes and BYU getting the first round byes.
College Football Playoff rankings
- Oregon (10-0)
- Ohio State (8-1)
- Texas (8-1)
- Penn State (8-1)
- Indiana (10-0)
- Brigham Young (9-0)
- Tennessee (8-1)
- Notre Dame (8-1)
- Miami (Fla) (9-1)
- Alabama (7-2)
- Mississippi (8-2)
- Georgia (7-2)
- Boise State (8-1)
- SMU (8-1)
- Texas A&M (7-2)
- Kansas State (7-2)
- Colorado (7-2)
- Washington State (8-1)
- Louisville (6-3)
- Clemson (7-2)
- South Carolina (6-3)
- LSU (6-3)
- Missouri (7-2)
- Army (9-0)
- Tulane (8-2)
veryGood! (7)
Related
- Eminem, Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, N.W.A. and Janet Jackson get Songwriters Hall of Fame nods
- ‘The West Wing’ cast visits the White House for a 25th anniversary party
- Biden opens busy foreign policy stretch as anxious allies shift gaze to Trump, Harris
- Is Isaac Wilson related to Zach Wilson? Utah true freshman QB starts vs Oklahoma State
- Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump’s election looming over talks
- Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
- Poll shows young men in the US are more at risk for gambling addiction than the general population
- Friends Creators Address Matthew Perry's Absence Ahead of Show's 30th Anniversary
- Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation
- Woman who left tiny puppies to die in plastic tote on Georgia road sentenced to prison
Ranking
- South Carolina to take a break from executions for the holidays
- Were warning signs ignored? Things to know about this week’s testimony on the Titan sub disaster
- Biden is putting personal touch on Asia-Pacific diplomacy in his final months in office
- Angelina Jolie Reveals She and Daughter Vivienne Got Matching Tattoos
- Philadelphia mass transit users face fare hikes of more than 20% and possible service cuts
- ‘She should be alive today’ — Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump
- Charlize Theron's Daughters Jackson and August Look So Tall in New Family Photo
- AP Explains: Migration is more complex than politics show
Recommendation
-
Chris Wallace will leave CNN 3 years after defecting from 'Fox News Sunday'
-
The legacy of 'Lost': How the show changed the way we watch TV
-
NASCAR 2024 playoff standings: Who is in danger of elimination Saturday at Bristol?
-
Conor McGregor, who hasn't fought since 2021, addresses his status, UFC return
-
Craig Melvin replacing Hoda Kotb as 'Today' show co-anchor with Savannah Guthrie
-
An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden’s Medicare drug price reduction program
-
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's crossword, I'm Cliche, Who Cares? (Freestyle)
-
Mississippi mayor says a Confederate monument is staying in storage during a lawsuit