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The College Football Playoff rankings revealed Tuesday what the CFP committee was thinking heading into this week’s conference championship games.

While some teams are certain to be in line for the final rankings to be released on Sunday, others have conference championship games just around the corner – like Alabama, the projected final team in the 12-team field.

The ACC and Big 12 are likely one-bid leagues, meaning the winner of SMU-Clemson and Arizona State-Iowa State could be the only teams from their respective conferences in the field. Additionally, if the Tigers beat the Mustangs, the CFP selection committee will have to decide whether to completely eliminate a two-loss SMU team from the 12-team playoffs and instead favor the three-loss Crimson Tide.

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Elsewhere, teams like No. 1 Oregon and No. 2 Texas have a chance to earn a first-round bye when they face No. 3 Penn State and No. 5 Georgia, respectively.

And that’s without mentioning the Mountain West or the American Athletic Conference, whose games on Friday will have a big impact on which team gets the highest seed in the Group of Five in the playoffs. Should No. 10 Boise State beat No. 19 UNLV in the Mountain West title game on Friday, it will almost certainly receive that offer and probably even one of the coveted first-round byes.

However, if the Rebels win, they would likely earn the coveted fifth automatic qualifying bid – unless one of the no.

Here’s a live look at the CFP predictions as the conference championship games are finalized, including a look at what the CFP top 25 and projected 12-team bracket looked like before the final rankings release on Sunday:

College Football Playoff Conference Championship live scoreboard

This section will be updated once the games are finalized.

Oregon (12-0): vs. No. 3 Penn State (Big Ten Championship)
Texas (11-1): vs. No. 5 Georgia (SEC Championship)
Penn State (11-1): vs. No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten Championship)
Notre Dame (11-1): N/A
Georgia (10-2): vs. No. 2 Texas (SEC Championship)
Ohio State (11-1): N/A
Tennessee (10-2): N/A
SMU (11-1): vs. No. 17 Clemson (ACC Championship)
Indiana (11-1): N/A
Boise State (11-1): vs. No. 19 UNLV (Mountain West Conference Championship)
Alabama (9-3): N/A
Miami (10-2): N/A
Ole Miss (9-3): N/A
South Carolina (9-3): N/A
Arizona State (10-2): vs. No. 16 Iowa State (Big 12 Championship)
Iowa State (10-2): vs. No. 15 Arizona State (Big 12 Championship)
Clemson (9-3): vs. No. 8 SMU (ACC Championship)
BYU (10-2): N/A
Missouri (9-3): N/A
UNLV (10-2): vs. No. 10 Boise State (Mountain West Conference championship game)

CFP Bracket Predictions: Live Updates

This section will be updated throughout conference championship weekend.

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

* denotes automatic application as conference winner

CFP Rankings Week 14

Oregon, Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame and Georgia made up the top five CFP top 25 from Tuesday’s CFP rankings. The Ducks have been No. 1 in the first five releases of the CFP rankings.

Here is a complete look at the CFP Top 25 from the latest CFP rankings released by the CFP Selection Committee:

Oregon (12-0)
Texas (11-1)
Penn State (11-1)
Notre Dame (11-1)
Georgia (10-2)
Ohio State (10-2)
Tennessee (10-2)
SMU (11-1)
Indiana (11-1)
Boise State (11-1)
Alabama (9-3)
Miami (10-2)
Ole Miss (9-3)
South Carolina (9-3)
Arizona State (10-2)
Iowa State (10-2)
Clemson (9-3)
BYU (10-2)
Missouri (9-3)
UNLV (10-2)
Illinois (9-3)
Syracuse (9-3)
Colorado (9-3)
Army (10-1)
Memphis (10-2)

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