Everything to know about the new College Football Playoff format
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The College Football Playoff enters its final phase as Tuesday marks the last time the committee will release its projections ahead of Sunday’s definitive rankings.
That is when we get the final bracket and clarity on the teams that will make up the first 12-team College Football Playoff bracket.
Bowl season will look a great deal different this year, and Tuesday’s rankings reveal is sure to have plenty of intrigue with upsetting losses this past weekend for the likes of Miami and Ohio State.
Here is everything you need to know to watch the final CFP rankings release show.
How to watch CFP Rankings release show: Time, TV, streaming
- Date: Tuesday, Dec. 3
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
- Stream: Fubo
Watch the CFP Rankings Show on ESPN with a Fubo subscription
Erick Smith, USA TODAY
- Oregon (Big Ten champion)*
- Texas (SEC champion)*
- SMU (ACC champion)*
- Arizona State (Big 12 champion)*
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Boise State**
- Indiana
- Alabama
*Receives first-round bye, automatic bid; **Receives automatic bid
Bracket – first round games
- No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 12 Alabama
- No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Indiana
- No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 10 Boise State
- No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 9 Tennessee
R.J. Young, FOX Sports
- Oregon (Big Ten champion)*
- Texas (SEC champion)*
- SMU (ACC champion)*
- Arizona State (Big 12 champion)*
- Notre Dame
- Penn State
- Indiana
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Tennessee
- Alabama
- Boise State**
*Receives first-round bye, automatic bid; **Receives automatic bid
Bracket – first round games
- No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 12 Boise State
- No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 11 Alabama
- No. 7 Indiana vs. No. 10 Tennessee
- No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 Ohio State
Blake Toppmeyer, USA Today
- Oregon
- Texas
- Penn State
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Tennessee
- SMU
- Indiana
- Boise State
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- Arizona State
Heather Dinich, ESPN
- Oregon
- Texas
- Penn State
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Tennessee
- SMU
- Indiana
- Boise State
- Miami
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- South Carolina
- Arizona State
- Iowa State
- Clemson
- BYU
- Missouri
- UNLV
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Syracuse
- Memphis
- Texas A&M
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