2024-25 NCAA Football Playoffs

[MrMonkey]

Seems like yesterday but it's been 10 years since 4 team playoff started. Excited by the improvement going to 12 teams this season and still a few complaints from the 13th and 14th schools not geting in, but hey, if you're that far down tough luck.

Only change I would make is reranking 12 teams selected instead of top 4 conference champions automatically getting the byes. Big12 and ACC were much weaker than SEC and BigTen. No way BST and ArizSt better than Texas, OhioSt, PennSt, ND, Tenn and even Indiana IMO.

Having it above way bracket shows Texas has favorable spot to make final 4 along with PennSt though having to win two games while unbeaten #1 Oregon has brutal matchup awaiting.

College Football Playoff schedule​

All times Eastern

First round​

Friday, Dec. 20
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame | 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 21
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State | 12 p.m. | TNT/Max
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas | 4 p.m. | TNT/Max
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State | 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN

Quarterfinals​

Tuesday, Dec. 31
No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 Penn State/No. 11 SMU winner (Fiesta Bowl) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Jan. 1
No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas/No. 12 Clemson winner (Peach Bowl) | 1 p.m. | ESPN
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State/No. 9 Tennessee winner (Rose Bowl) | 5 p.m. | ESPN
No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame/No. 10 Indiana winner (Sugar Bowl) | 8:45 p.m. | ESPN

Semifinals​

Thursday, Jan. 9
TBD vs. TBD (Orange Bowl) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Jan. 10
TBD vs. TBD (Cotton Bowl) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

National Championship​

TBD vs. TBD (Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN​

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College Football Playoff rankings, seeds​

You can see how these numbers — the seed and the CFP ranking — differ below. The four teams with byes are in bold.

Here are the final CFP top 25 rankings, with teams in the CFP also getting their seeds included at the end.

1. Oregon — highest-ranked conference champion (Big Ten) and seeded No. 1
2. Georgia — second-highest-ranked conference champion (SEC) and seeded No. 2
3. Texas — at-large pick (second team from the SEC), seeded No. 5
4. Penn State — at-large pick (second team in the Big Ten), seeded No. 6
5. Notre Dame — at-large pick (independent), seeded No. 7
6. Ohio State — at-large pick (third team from the Big Ten), seeded No. 8
7. Tennessee — at-large pick (third team from the SEC), seeded No. 9
8. Indiana — at-large pick (fourth team from the Big Ten), seeded No. 10
9. Boise State — third-highest-ranked conference champion (Mountain West) and seeded No. 3
10. SMU — at-large pick (from the ACC), seeded No. 11
11. Alabama — first team out of the CFP
12. Arizona State — fourth-highest-ranked conference champion (Big 12) and seeded No. 4
13. Miami (Fla.) — second team out of the CFP
14. Ole Miss — third team out of the CFP
15. South Carolina — fourth team out of the CFP
16. Clemson — fifth-highest-ranked conference champion (ACC) and seeded No. 12
17. BYU — fifth team out of the CFP
18. Iowa State — sixth team out of the CFP
19. Missouri — seventh team out of the CFP
20. Illinois — eighth team out of the CFP
21. Syracuse — ninth team out of the CFP
22. Army — 10th team out of the CFP
23. Colorado — 11th team out of the CFP
24. UNLV — 12th team out of the CFP
25. Memphis — 13th team out of the CFP

Boise State, which won the Mountain West Conference championship and has lost to only top-ranked Oregon, is the third-highest-ranked conference champion and thus received a bye into the quarterfinals despite ranking No. 9. Though Arizona State is ranked only No. 12, the Sun Devils are the fourth-highest ranked conference champion — over ACC champ Clemson (No. 16) — and earned the No. 4 seed and the final first-round bye.

There is no re-seeding once the official bracket is revealed on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Draftkings Current odds
Oregon +360
Texas +360
Ohio St +475
Georgia +500
Penn St +600
ND +750
Tenn +2500
Indiana +4000
SMU +4500
Clemson +5500
Ariz St +5500
Boise St +6500

1st round games
ND -6.5 -115 Indiana -105
Penn St -9 -110 SMU -110
Texas -12.5 -110 Clemson -110
Ohio St -7 -115 Tenn -105

Eagles have plenty of former Bulldawgs so rooting on Georgia. LOL even the dog has the swoosh.

 

[FairWarning]

The South Bend bars were crazy last night as there are a lot of IU fans there also. There was a very long backup to get on campus at 7 AM today. A little chance of snow tonight.

 

[MrMonkey]

Was at neighbor party that had game on but boring game from what I saw with Indiana showing very little trying to compete with Irish. Lost interest when I think IND punted down 17 around midfield early 4th quarter figuring they were only looking not to get embarrassed instead of gambling for a win.