The final College Football Playoff bracket. (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports)
By Yahoo Sports
After four-plus months of on-field results and politicking by coaches, athletic directors and fans, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced Sunday the 12-team field.
The biggest question coming into Sunday was who would earn the final at-large spot between Alabama and SMU.
The committee put SMU (11-2) in the field one night after it lost 34-31 to Clemson on the last-second field goal in the ACC championship game. Alabama (9-3) is out after not making its conference title game.
That decision will be debated for a long time. As the for the rest of the bracket, here’s how it shook out:
First-round byes
1. Oregon (13-0, Big Ten champion)
2. Georgia (11-2, SEC champion)
3. Boise State (12-1, Mountain West champion)
4. Arizona State (11-2, Big 12 champion)
First-round matchups
No. 12 Clemson (10-3, ACC champion) at No. 5 Texas (11-2, at-large): Dec. 20, 8 pm. ET
No. 11 SMU (11-2, at-large) at No. 6 Penn State (11-2, at-large): Dec. 21, noon ET
No. 10 Indiana (11-1, at-large) at No. 7 Notre Dame (11-1, at-large): Dec. 21, 4 p.m. ET
No. 9 Tennessee (10-2, at-large) at No. 8 Ohio State (10-2, at-large): Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ET
Live29 updates
- Full CFP field, byes, first-round matchups
- Byes
- 1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Boise State
4. Arizona State - First-round playoff matchups
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame, Dec. 20, 8 ET, ESPN
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State, Dec. 21, Noon ET, TNT
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas, Dec. 21, 4 ET, TNT
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State, Dec. 21, 8 ET, ESPN
