College Football’s Wild Weekend Sparks Chaos in Postseason Projections
The college football landscape was turned upside down this past weekend, with three top-10 teams suffering devastating losses. The reverberations of these upsets will be felt throughout the postseason, leading to a massive shake-up in our College Football Playoff projections and bowl matchups.
In the newly expanded 12-team playoff, the top five conference champions will secure a spot in the field, joined by the next seven highest-ranked teams. The four highest-ranked conference champions will earn a coveted first-round bye, while the remaining eight teams will face off at the campus sites of the Nos. 5-8 seeds.
As the playoffs unfold, the quarterfinals and semifinals will take center stage in the traditional New Year’s Six bowls, culminating in the national championship game on January 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. But that’s not all – the 36-game bowl season slate promises to deliver non-stop action, from the Cricket Celebration Bowl on December 14 to the Bahamas Bowl on January 4.
Our expert analysts break down every postseason matchup, including their predictions for the College Football Playoff, each week until the official pairings are announced on Selection Day, December 8.
**Postseason Projections**
* First-round games: December 20-21
+ No. 12 Appalachian State at No. 5 Ohio State
+ No. 11 Oregon at No. 6 USC
* Quarterfinals and Semifinals: December 28-29
+ Matchups to be determined
* National Championship: January 20
+ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
**Bowl Season**
* Cricket Celebration Bowl: December 14
* Bahamas Bowl: January 4
* And 34 more games in between!
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