[jwplayer PkCtjTd4-boEY74VG]
What would the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six be after the first rankings, released November 12th.
The second rankings for the 2019 season were released. If the season ended right now, what would the College Football Playoff and the New Year’s Six matchups likely be?
What would the playoff be if there was an eight-team format with all six Power Five conference champions, a top Group of Five champ, and two wild-cards?
To go even crazier, what would a 16-team College Football Playoff be based off of the most recent rankings? Going off of the rankings right now …
FOUR TEAM FORMAT
New Year’s Six Matchups Would Likely Be …
GoodYear Cotton Bowl Classic
Saturday, December 28
12:00 ET, ESPN
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
at-large vs. at-large
Projection: Cincinnati vs. Utah
Capital One Orange Bowl
Monday, December 30
8:00 ET, ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
ACC vs. Big Ten or SEC
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Florida
Rose Bowl
Wednesday, January 1
5:00 ET, ESPN
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Minnesota vs. Oregon
AllState Sugar Bowl
Wednesday, January 1
8:45 ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans, LA
Big 12 vs. SEC
Projection: Oklahoma vs. Alabama
[lawrence-related id=500036]
College Football Playoff Would Be …
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Saturday, December 28
4:00 or 8:00 ET, ESPN
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
CFP vs. CFP
Projection: (1) LSU vs. (4) Georgia
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Saturday, December 28
4:00 or 8:00 ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL
CFP vs. CFP
Projection: (2) Ohio State vs. (3) Clemson