Here is a story from today, Aug 19, from Brett McMurphy of the Action Network. He has Iowa making the CFP in his early preseason projections.
He has Georgia (-5.5) vs Alabama in one semi-final and Oregon vs Ohio State (-1.5) in the other semi-final. He then has Georgia (-4) beating Oregon in the National Championship game.
The 5 highest-ranked conference champions — regardless of selection committee ranking — receive an automatic bid to the playoff with the final 7 spots going to the remaining 7 highest-ranked teams.
The 4 highest-ranked conference champions receive byes into the quarterfinals and will be seeded Nos. 1-4 regardless of their selection committee ranking (even if they're “ranked” No. 3, 5, 12 and 24).
CFP First Round
#11 IOWA at #6 Georgia
Dec 21, 2024
Athens, GA
Georgia: 18.5 pt favorite
12 Team Projected CFP field:
1 Oregon
2 Alabama
3 Miami
4 Utah
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5 Ohio State
6 Georgia
7 Ole Miss
8 LSU
9 Penn State
10 Virginia Tech
11 IOWA
12 Texas State
Conference Breakdown:
4 B1G Teams
4 SEC Teams
2 ACC Teams
1 Big 12
1 Group of 5
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12 Total Teams
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The Full Story:
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He has Georgia (-5.5) vs Alabama in one semi-final and Oregon vs Ohio State (-1.5) in the other semi-final. He then has Georgia (-4) beating Oregon in the National Championship game.
The 5 highest-ranked conference champions — regardless of selection committee ranking — receive an automatic bid to the playoff with the final 7 spots going to the remaining 7 highest-ranked teams.
The 4 highest-ranked conference champions receive byes into the quarterfinals and will be seeded Nos. 1-4 regardless of their selection committee ranking (even if they're “ranked” No. 3, 5, 12 and 24).
CFP First Round
#11 IOWA at #6 Georgia
Dec 21, 2024
Athens, GA
Georgia: 18.5 pt favorite
12 Team Projected CFP field:
1 Oregon
2 Alabama
3 Miami
4 Utah
______________
5 Ohio State
6 Georgia
7 Ole Miss
8 LSU
9 Penn State
10 Virginia Tech
11 IOWA
12 Texas State
Conference Breakdown:
4 B1G Teams
4 SEC Teams
2 ACC Teams
1 Big 12
1 Group of 5
________________________
12 Total Teams
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The Full Story:
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College Football Bowl Projections: Brett McMurphy's Predictions for Week 0
Brett McMurphy dishes out his college football bowl projections and predictions ahead of Week 0's games.
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