For the first time in college football history, there is a full playoff with 12 teams.
On Saturday, conferences held their championship games, assuring the winners of a playoff spot; but the big question remains “who is in the playoffs and will be left out?” The playoff committee will decide the 12 teams; but how will they decide? Is it the record, the strength of schedule, or the brand? Could it be a combination of all three???
Their first year as a member of the Big 10, the Oregon Ducks are the only undefeated team in rankings.
The top four get a first round bye, all five conference champions are in the playoffs, and the seven remaining spots are decided on the rankings.
The first round of the playoffs will be home games for the teams ranked five to eight.
And the results are in…
The playoff teams are:
Oregon Ducks
Georgia Bulldogs
Boise State Broncos
Arizona State Sun Devils
Texas Long Horns
Penn State Nitty Lions
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Ohio State Buckeyes
Tennessee Volunteers
Indiana Hoosiers
SMU Mustangs
Clemson Tigers
Alabama Crimson Tide and the Miami Hurricanes are left out of the playoffs.
Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, and Arizona State have a first round bye.
Clemson will travel to Texas
Tennessee will travel to Ohio State
SMU will travel to Penn State
and Indiana will travel to Notre Dame
The winner of the Clemson/Texas game will play Arizona State
The winner of the Tennessee/Ohio State game will play Oregon
The winner of the SMU/Penn State game will play Boise State
and the winner of the Indiana/Notre Dame game will play Georgia