College Football Playoff Picture: Here’s what the 12-team bracket looks like after Week 2

It’s never too early to start thinking about the College Football Playoff field.

With this season’s playoff expanding to 12 teams, we’ll be laying out the projected playoff field each week as the season goes on. Yeah, the official playoff rankings won’t be released until Nov. 5, but that won’t stop us from making our own guesses.

Without CFP rankings as our guide, we’ll mostly rely on the AP Top 25 as our barometer to project the field. The CFP rankings and AP poll typically have many more similarities than differences at the end of the season. Here’s what the provisional playoff field looks like after Week 2.

First-round byes

After dominating Clemson in Week 1, Georgia took a breather in Week 2 and had a walkover against Tennessee Tech. The Bulldogs visit Kentucky in Week 3 after the reeling Wildcats were run over by South Carolina at home in Week 2. It could get ugly in Lexington on Saturday night.

The Buckeyes got off to a sluggish start against Akron in Week 1, but it’s been all systems go for the past seven quarters. Ohio State beat Western Michigan 56-0 in Week 2 and five-star freshman WR Jeremiah Smith has been the team’s best receiver. The Buckeyes end non-conference play on Saturday with a home game vs. Marshall.

Miami is one of the few teams projected at the top of the ACC that doesn’t already have a loss this season. The Hurricanes beat Florida in Week 1 and cruised against Florida A&M in Week 2. Meanwhile, SMU, Clemson, NC State, Virginia Tech and Florida State each have at least one loss and the Seminoles are sitting at 0-2 in conference play.

The Utes were very impressive in the first half of an easy win against Baylor in Week 2. The second half was a formality as the Utah defense took over in QB Cam Rising’s absence. But Rising’s absence could be very, very concerning. The…

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Publish date : 2024-09-10 14:33:11

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