The 12-team College Football Playoff that will eventually crown a national champion was unveiled Sunday, with top-seeded Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State earning the top-four seeds and first-round byes in the bracket.
As part of the playoff’s expansion from four teams to 12 this season, its 13-member selection committee selected the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus seven at-large teams.
Only the four highest-ranked conference champions were eligible to earn a top-four seed and the reward of a bye into the quarterfinals.
Ultimately, SMU became one of the bracket’s biggest winners when the playoff selection committee included the Mustangs despite its title-game loss, leaving out perennial powerhouse Alabama.
The dates of the rest of the College Football playoff:Semifinals: Jan. 9-10, at the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl.
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