College Football Playoff Picture: Here’s what the 12-team bracket looks like after Week 7

We’re getting closer and closer to the first official College Football Playoff rankings.

With this season’s playoff expanding to 12 teams, we are be laying out the projected playoff field each week ahead of the first rankings release on Nov. 5.

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 at the halfway point of the 2024 season.

First-round byes

1. Texas (6-0, projected SEC champion)

The Longhorns kept their No. 1 ranking with their 34-3 destruction of rival Oklahoma in Dallas. Texas scored the final 34 points of the game after Oklahoma took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. It’ll be a little tougher for the Longhorns in Week 8 as Georgia visits Austin in what could be a preview of the SEC championship game. Texas will need a better start to the game from Quinn Ewers in that one. He was a bit rusty to start against the Sooners.

2. Oregon (6-0, projected Big Ten champion)

The Ducks move up into the top four for the first time this season after their 32-31 win over Ohio State. Oregon did just enough on defense thanks to an ingenious penalty in the waning seconds, and QB Dillon Gabriel showed why he became the summer Heisman favorite after transferring to Oregon. Gabriel threw for two scores and also ran for another.

3. Miami (6-0, projected ACC champion)

The Hurricanes were off in Week 7 and have a tricky road contest coming up in Week 8. Miami heads to Louisville for a Noon ET kickoff. The Cardinals have been very good against top opponents at home under Jeff Brohm. We’re anticipating some trickeration from Brohm’s offense at some point in this game.

4. Iowa State (6-0, projected Big 12…

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Publish date : 2024-10-15 13:11:52

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