PROTEST PLAYOFF 2024: Data and Analysis

The 2023 College Football Playoff 16-team field will be unveiled at noon Sunday.

Today, I have just a “few” tables for your digestion. Below, you will find:

Final playoff bracket and game results
What the final AP Poll might have looked like after this playoff
The top 5 winners and losers from expanding the 12-team field into a 16-team field (IMHO)
A running tally of real and mythical champions and national runners-up, for comparisons
Appearances and win-loss records of all conferences (both pre- and post-2023 realignment), coaches, seeds, and teams in the Protest Playoff (all cumulative)

If there’s anything else you’d like me to track in these, just let me know!

Final Playoff Bracket and Results

Final 2024-25 Associated Press Poll (with final game result)

Ohio State (14-2) — beat Notre Dame 47-3 in the National Championship

Notre Dame (14-2) — lost to Ohio State 47-3 in the National Championship

Oregon (14-1) — lost to Indiana 34-27 (OT) in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal

Georgia (13-3) — lost to Ohio State 27-23 in the Orange Bowl semifinal

Indiana (13-2) — lost to Notre Dame 30-23 in the Cotton Bowl semifinal

Penn State (12-3) — lost to Notre Dame 37-34 in the Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal

Texas (12-3) — lost to Ohio State 45-21 in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal

Tennessee (11-3) — lost to Georgia 34-26 in the Peach Bowl quarterfinal

Arizona State (11-3) — lost to Notre Dame 38-24 in the CFP first round

Boise State (12-2) — lost to Indiana 34-23 in the CFP first round

BYU (11-2) — beat Colorado 36-14 in the Alamo Bowl

SMU (11-2) — lost to Tennessee 45-10 in the CFP first round

Iowa State (10-3) — beat Louisville 42-41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl

Miami (10-3) — lost to Penn State 31-22 in the CFP first round

Illinois (10-3) — beat Texas A&M 21-17 in the Citrus…


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