HOUSTON – The Texas Longhorns fell to Georgia in overtime in the SEC Championship game on Saturday night and now wait to find out where they are seeded in the College Football Playoff. This year, the College Football Playoff expanded from four teams since its inception to twelve teams.

You don’t have to wait much longer to find out which 12 teams are playing for the national title. These will be released on Sunday, December 8th between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Houston time.

The top five ranked conference champions automatically participate in the College Football Playoff. The seven best-placed teams remaining will fill out the group of twelve.

The top four teams receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs. Of the remaining teams, the higher ranked teams in each match will host the first round games. Here’s a look at how the first round matches stack up.

• No. 5 vs. No. 12
• No. 6 vs. No. 11
• No. 7 vs. No. 10
• No. 8 vs. No. 9

Once these games are over, there will be eight teams left. The next round – the quarterfinals – will be played in bowls with a rotating schedule.

This year, those quarterfinal games will be played in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (December 31), Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (January 1), Prudential Rose Bowl (January 1) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (January 1). . .

Then the semifinal round, which includes the four remaining teams, will be played at the Capital One Orange Bowl (January 1) and the Goodyear Cotton Bowl (January 10).

The national title game is Jan. 20 in Atlanta.

Here’s more on the College Football Playoff from a story we posted earlier in the season.

Here are the new College Football Playoff rankings as of Tuesday, Dec. 3, ahead of the conference championship games. These will change for the final rankings.

1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Ohio State
7. Tennessee
8. SMU
9. Indiana
10. Boise State
11. Alabama
12. Miami
13. Ole Miss
14. South Carolina
15. Arizona State
16. Iowa State
17. Clemson
18. BYU
19. Missouri
20. UNLV
21. Illinois
22. Syracuse
23. Colorado
24. army
25. Memphis