College Football Playoff selection show: Live updates for the bracket, rankings

Alabama and Miami are the first two teams out of the 2024 College Football Playoff.

Alabama, which finished 11th in the CFP rankings, misses the playoff after Clemson won the ACC championship to earn an auto-bid in the playoff, despite being ranked 16th.

Miami finishes at CFP rank 13. The Hurricanes lost to Syracuse in the last week of the regular season to miss the ACC championship and the College Football Playoff.

The full 12-team playoff was revealed Sunday, with four teams earning first-round byes, and eight teams scheduled to play in the first round on campuses.

The 12-teams, in-order of their seeding are (CFP Ranking):

1. Oregon (1)
2. Georgia (2)
3. Boise State (9)
4. Arizona State (12)
5. Clemson (16)
6. Penn State (4)
7. Notre Dame (5)
8. Ohio State (6)
9. Tennessee (7)
10. Indiana (8)
11. SMU (10)
12. Clemson (16)

The four highest-ranked conference champions earn first-round byes in the 2024 College Football Playoff.

These four teams, in order, are:

1. Oregon (Big Ten Champion)
2. Georgia (SEC Champion)
3. Boise State (Mountain West Champion)
4. Arizona State (Big 12 Champion)

ESPN has announced details for when fans will know the CFP bracket. Though the show is four hours long from 12 to 4 p.m. ET, the CFP top 25 rankings and the bracket will be revealed within the first 30 minutes.

The main coverage group will be led by Rece Davis with Kirk Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Booger McFarland and Greg McElroy. Nick Saban, Pete Thamel and Heather Dinich and reporters at team sites will also be involved.

The College Football Playoff has been around since the 2014 season, but it has a new look this year. The CFP has expanded from four teams to 12, which means there are now automatic qualifiers, byes and more chances for teams to make the field. Here’s a short guide:

• The five conference champions ranked highest by the selection committee are in automatically
• The remaining seven teams in the 12-team field will be the next seven highest-ranked teams
• Four of these automatic qualifiers get byes into the quarterfinals and are seeded Nos. 1-4. The fifth-highest-ranked conference champion will be seeded where it was ranked or at No. 12 if it is outside the top 12 rankings
• The teams seeded No. 5-12 will play in the first round, with the higher seeds hosting (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.)

For a deeper look into how it all works, click or tap here.

Sunday’s rankings show is the sixth of the year. Take a look at that schedule here.

As we wait for the official 12-team bracket — and thus the rankings and seedings — here’s how this year’s CFP schedule looks.

• First round (Dec. 20-21)
  • Friday, Dec. 20: 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
  • Saturday, Dec. 21: 12 p.m. | TNT
  • Saturday, Dec. 21: 4 p.m. | TNT
  • Saturday, Dec. 21: 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
• Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)
  • Fiesta Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 | ESPN
  • Peach Bowl: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ESPN
  • Rose Bowl: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ESPN
  • Sugar Bowl: 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ESPN
• Semifinals (Jan. 9-10)
  • Orange Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 | ESPN
  • Cotton Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 | ESPN
• CFP National Championship
  • 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 | ESPN
  • Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Here’s a rundown of all prior College Football Playoff championship games.