In my projected College Football Playoff field, I have Oregon coming in as the top overall seed as the Big Ten champion, followed by Georgia as the SEC champion, Miami as the ACC champion and Arizona State as the Big 12 champion.
My No. 12 seed is once again Boise State, taking the Group of Five bid as the next highest-ranked conference champion. However, I have the Sun Devils ranked ahead of the Broncos, giving them the No. 4 seed over Boise State.
In my projected field, the Big Ten gets three at-large selections (Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana), the SEC gets two (Texas and Tennessee) and the ACC gets one (SMU).
Independent Notre Dame also cracked the field as my No. 6 seed.
Additionally, Ole Miss and Alabama fell out of my projected CFP field following their losses to Florida and Oklahoma, respectively.
Let's take a look at my full College Football Playoff rankings predictions and updated picks ahead of Week 14.
Projected College Football Playoff Field
*Conference champions projected to receive automatic bids
1 | Oregon* | Big Ten | ||||
2 | Georgia* | SEC | ||||
3 | Miami* | ACC | ||||
4 | Arizona State* | Big 12 | ||||
5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||||
6 | Notre Dame | Independent |
7 | Texas | SEC | ||||
8 | Penn State | Big Ten | ||||
9 | Tennessee | SEC | ||||
10 | Indiana | Big Ten | ||||
11 | SMU | ACC | ||||
12 | Boise State* | MWC |
College Football Playoff First Round Predictions
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Penn State
Dec. 20 · State College, PA
No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Ohio State
Dec. 21 · Columbus, OH
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Notre Dame
Dec. 21 · South Bend, IL
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Texas
Dec. 21 · Austin, TX
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Picks
No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Ohio State
Dec. 31 · Fiesta Bowl
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 9 Tennessee
Jan. 1 · Rose Bowl
No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Texas
Jan. 1 · Sugar Bowl
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 6 Notre Dame
Jan. 1 · Peach Bowl
In the quarterfinals, I have Tennessee getting past Penn State for a matchup with top-seeded Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
I also have Arizona State vs. Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, Georgia vs. Texas in an all-SEC Sugar Bowl and Miami vs. Notre Dame in the Peach Bowl.
College Football Playoff Semifinal Predictions
No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 3 Miami
Jan. 9 · Orange Bowl
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 5 Ohio State
Jan. 10 · Cotton Bowl
I only have one change in my semifinals from last week, with Georgia taking on Miami in the Rose Bowl instead of Texas playing the Hurricanes.
Projected College Football Playoff National Championship
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 2 Georgia
Jan. 20 · Atlanta, GA
My projected College Football Playoff National Championship features my top two teams in the country, as the Oregon Ducks would take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the final game of the season.