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Posted on 12/08/2024 10:17:37 AM PST by Steven Scharf
Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, Arizona State top CFP field play
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior Writer Dec 8, 2024, 12:36 PM ET
Undefeated Oregon earned the No. 1 overall seed in the first 12-team College Football Playoff field announced Sunday, while SMU -- despite a loss in the ACC championship game -- nudged out Alabama to earn the final spot.
No. 2 seed Georgia (11-2), No. 3 seed Boise State (12-1) and No. 4 seed Arizona State (11-2) were awarded first-round byes, guaranteed to the four highest-rated conference champions.
Clemson (10-3), which unexpectedly won the ACC title on a last-second 56-yard field goal, missed out on a first-round bye and was seeded No. 12. The Tigers will play at No. 5 seed Texas (11-2).
The other first-round matchups are: No. 11 seed SMU (11-2) at No. 6 seed Penn State (11-2); No. 10 seed Indiana (11-1) at No. 7 Notre Dame (11-1); and No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2) at No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2).
Those first-round games will be played Dec. 20 and Dec. 21 at home sites.
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** received automatic qualifier as fifth-highest ranked conference champion
Boise is ranked 8th but get a first round bye as a conference championship. Set to play on New Year's Day.
Note: Idaho is in the FCS Playoff so Idaho could have two national champions.
Watch out for Arizona State.
Cam Skattebo is fun to watch.
That could lead to serious consequences, like the entire universe being sucked into a gigantic black hole...
In the end, that Oklahoma game doomed Alabama, they still probably get in if the game was closer, but losing 24-3, pretty much disqualified them.
If I had a vote I would have given the final spot to South Carolina.
“Idaho is in the FCS Playoff so Idaho could have two national champions.”
There won’t be a potato picked for a week of that happened.
Idaho ain’t beating Montana State.
If I had a vote I would have given the final spot to South Carolina.
I would have put Army in.
As to the potato picking comment, not much potato picking happening in December and January.
Absolutely absurd Arizona State is the 4th seed
Skattebo was on no one’s radar 2 months ago. I wonder where he’ll be drafted. Hansen on the other side was pretty good too. Both white-interesting.
Arizona State has had an amazing season. They were projected to finish in 16th place in the Big 12 but finished 1st.
Arizona State has had an amazing season. They were projected to finish in 16th place in the Big 12 but finished 1st.
-Absolutely absurd Arizona State is the 4th seed-
First-round byes are guaranteed to the four highest-rated conference champions, so would you put Clemson in the four seed instead of ASU?
Absurd!
Penn State fans relieved they are playing SMU instead of Alabama, S. Car., Ol Miss, or Miami.
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SMU has always had about the best team money can buy.
Only problem, players at other teams are getting paid big bucks now.
See my Post #15.
I remember the old pony express and the “death penalty”.
Two bad losses. by Bama - to Vanderbilt and Oklahoma. And no conference championship game appearance as a result. So ... OUT. That is not acceptable in Tuscaloosa.
In or out, Army has had their best season in decades.. Bring on the Middies!
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