CFB Playoff Projections

richyb · Aug 20, 2024

Last season LSU #13 was on the Outside-Looking-In....
#12 Liberty got spanked by the Oregon Ducks 45 - 6!

This projection has #12 Sun Belt Champ Texas State Bobcats playing #5 Ohio State....YIKES!

#8 LSU would host # 9 Penn State in TIGER STADIUM! Electric Stuff!

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.

www.actionnetwork.com

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A quick reminder: the 12-team playoff debuts this year, as chosen by the College Football Playoff selection committee.

The five highest-ranked conference champions — regardless of ranking — receive an automatic bid to the playoff with the final spots going to the remaining seven highest-ranked teams.

The four 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).

Projected College Football Playoff 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

Here's all the first-round matchup:

No. 8 LSU vs. No. 9 Penn State
Dec. 20 - Baton Rouge, LA

No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Texas State
Dec. 21 - Columbus, OH

No. 6 Georgia vs. No. 11 Iowa
Dec. 21 - Athens, GA

No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech
Dec. 21 - Oxford, MS

Jabba1 · Aug 20, 2024