College football playoff predictions, post regular season predictions

The College Football Playoff begins to take shape the week of the conference championship.

With just a week remaining until the 12-team bracket is determined, five teams are aiming to secure automatic bids as the top-ranked conference champions, while others are hoping the right dominoes will fall for them to secure one Be able to secure your entire application.

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Some programs like No. 1 Oregon (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) have all but secured a CFP berth despite a loss in the conference championship game, as has No. 2 Texas (11-1, 7-1) . SEC). Other big teams like No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 6 Tennessee and No. 7 Ohio State have a good shot at a CFP spot despite not playing in a conference championship.

There’s still a lot to figure out, especially for bubble teams like No. 11 Alabama (9-3, 5-3), which is hoping to reach the CFP despite three losses this season.

Here’s a look at the latest College Football Playoff predictions based on the updated US LBM Coaches Poll:

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Post-Regular Season College Football Playoff Predictions

Seedings are based on the latest US LBM Coaches poll and CFP format rules.

Oregon (12-0)*
Texas (11-1)*
SMU (11-1)*
Boise State (11-1)*
Penn State (11-1)
Notre Dame (11-1)
Georgia (10-2)
Tennessee (10-2)
Ohio State (10-2)
Indiana (11-1)
Alabama (9-3)
Arizona State (10-2)**

*Receives automatic bid, first round bye; **Receives an automatic bid

Oregon, Texas, SMU and Boise State occupy the top four spots in the rankings as the projected highest-ranked conference winners. Of course, this could change depending on how these four teams perform in their conference championships, as each team plays for their respective conference title.

Arizona State is just two spots behind Boise State and is hoping for either a big win to get past the Broncos or a Boise State loss so it can move into the top four of the standings.

Big teams like Alabama and Indiana, who aren’t playing in their conference championships on Dec. 7, are holding on by a thread and hoping the right dominoes fall to stay in the playoff field.

Predicted CFP category after regular season

If the season were to end before the conference championships, the CFP bracket for the first season of the 12-team field would look like this:

No. 5 Penn State vs. No. 12 Arizona State
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Alabama
No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 10 Indiana
No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Ohio State

If the season ended after the regular season, Arizona State would travel to Happy Valley to face Penn State while Notre Dame would host Alabama in South Bend, Indiana. Georgia would host Indiana while Ohio State would travel to Tennessee.

The winner of Penn State-Arizona State would face No. 4 Boise State in the quarterfinals, while the winner of Notre Dame-Alabama would face SMU. The winner of Georgia-Indiana would then face Texas, and the winner of Tennessee-Ohio State would face Oregon.

College football playoff dates and schedules

The first round of the College Football Playoff will take place on Friday, December 20th and Saturday, December 21st at the sites of the higher seeded overall team.

The quarterfinals, which pit the first-round winners against one of the four teams that received a bye in the first round, will be played at various former New Year’s Six Bowl sites.

The CFP national championship game will take place on Monday, January 20th at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Here is a complete list of dates for the CFP this season:

First round: Friday, December 20th – Saturday, December 21st
Quarterfinals: Tuesday, December 31st – Wednesday, January 1st
Semifinals: Thursday, January 9th – Friday, January 10th
National Championship: Monday, January 20th

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