Overview
- The 12‑team College Football Playoff field will be announced at noon ET, capping a weekend that rearranged the top seeds and the bubble.
- Indiana clinched the top seed by upsetting Ohio State 13–10, while Georgia routed Alabama 28–7 to leave the Crimson Tide at 10–3.
- Tulane (AAC) and James Madison (Sun Belt) won league titles and are positioned for automatic berths, with Duke’s ACC upset risking an ACC shutout.
- Texas Tech’s 34–7 win over BYU solidified the Red Raiders’ bye contention, with most projections slotting Indiana, Georgia, Ohio State and Texas Tech as the top four.
- The committee’s toughest calls involve weighing Miami’s head‑to‑head win over Notre Dame and the precedent of selecting a three‑loss at‑large like Alabama, with media projections split on which teams get the final spots.