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09/20 13:08 CDT 3 of top 4 seeds in the College Football Playoff would be from
SEC on bracket based on AP Top 25
3 of top 4 seeds in the College Football Playoff would be from SEC on bracket
based on AP Top 25
By ERIC OLSON
AP College Football Writer
Three of the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff would be from the
Southeastern Conference and two Big 12 teams would be in the bracket based on
The Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday.
Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame and Mississippi would be the top four seeds and
Indiana, Miami, Ohio State and Alabama would host first-round games.
The five highest-ranked conference champions --- from the Power Four and one
from the Group of Six --- will qualify for the CFP. The other seven spots will
be filled by the next highest-ranked teams. One of those at-large teams will be
Notre Dame if the Fighting Irish are among the top 12 in the CFP's final
rankings.
The SEC would have five teams in the field, the Big 12 and Big Ten would have
two apiece and the Atlantic Coast Conference would have one. Notre Dame would
be in as an independent, and Boise State would represent the Pac-12 as the top
Group of Six champion.
Based on the AP rankings, the CFP would open like this:
--- No. 9 seed BYU at No. 8 Alabama. Winner vs. No. 1 Texas.
--- No. 12 seed Boise State at No. 5 Indiana. Winner vs. No. 4 Mississippi.
--- No. 10 seed LSU at No. 7 Ohio State. Winner vs. No. 2 Georgia.
--- No. 11 seed Texas Tech at No. 6 Miami. Winner vs. No. 3 Notre Dame.
The first three teams outside the bracket: Southern California, Penn State and
Tennessee.
The Trojans are ranked No. 12 by the AP but would get bumped by Boise State,
which is not in the AP Top 25 but is the Group of Six team that received the
most votes.
First-round games are Dec. 18 and 19, quarterfinals Dec. 30 and Jan. 1,
semifinals Jan. 14 and 15 and the championship game is Jan. 25 at Allegiant
Stadium in Las Vegas.
The AP will publish brackets based on the weekly Top 25 until the CFP selection
committee unveils its initial rankings Nov. 3.
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