Texas’ 22-19 OT loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game cost the Horns the No. 2 seed and a first round bye. But the College Football Playoff committee didn’t punish the Longhorns too badly.
The Longhorns get the top at-large seed. UT is No. 5 and will host No. 12 seed Clemson in the first round. The winner will play Big 12 champ No. 4 seed Arizona State.
Georgia has been given the No. 2 seed and will play the winner of No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 10 Indiana.
Top seeded Oregon will face the winner of No. 8 Ohio State and No. 9 Tennessee. Boise State nabs the No. 3 seed and will play the winner of No. 6 Penn State and No. 11 SMU.
ACC champ Clemson is the lone conference champion that didn’t get a first round bye. ACC championship game loser SMU is actually seeded one higher than the Tigers.
College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out
- No. 5 Texas vs No. 12 Clemson (Dec. 21 at 3 PM CT in Austin)
– Winner will play No. 4 Arizona State (Jan. 1 at Noon CT in Peach Bowl) - No. 8 Ohio State vs No. 9 Tennessee (Dec. 21 at 7 PM CT in Columbus)
– Winner will play No. 1 Oregon (Jan. 1 at 4 PM CT in Rose Bowl) - No. 6 Penn State vs No. 11 SMU (Dec. 21 at 11 AM CT in State College)
– Winner will play No. 3 Boise State (Dec. 31 at 6:30 PM CT in Fiesta Bowl) - No. 7 Notre Dame vs No. 10 Indiana (Dec. 20 at 7 PM CT in South Bend)
– Winner will play No. 2 Georgia (Jan. 1 at 7:45 PM CT in Sugar Bowl)
How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?
For the first time, there will be 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoffs. There are five automatic bids for each of the Power Four conference champions and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. The remaining seven slots are given to the seven at-large teams.