When the final College Football Playoff rankings are unleashed on the world Sunday starting at noon ET on ESPN, the focus is narrowing to two teams’ futures: Alabama and Miami.
ESPN college football analyst discussed this in her final CFP projections Sunday morning, noting Alabama’s poor performance against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game potentially getting in over a Miami team that knocked off Notre Dame in August but didn’t qualify for the ACC Championship Game.
Here’s is Dinich’s CFP Top 12 rankings, which of course will differ from the CFP field due to the 5 highest-ranked conference champions receiving automatic bids – which likely will put Sun Belt champ James Madison ahead of ACC champ Duke:
Indiana Ohio State Georgia Texas Tech Oregon Ole Miss Texas A&M Oklahoma Notre Dame Alabama Miami BYUDinich’s final CFP bracket reflects the inclusion of both James Madison and American Conference champion Tulane:
First-round byes
No. 1 Indiana (Big Ten champ)
No. 2 Ohio State
No. 3 Georgia (SEC champ)
No. 4 Texas Tech (Big 12 champ)
First-round games
On campus, Dec. 19 and 20
No. 12 James Madison (Sun Belt champ) at No. 5 Oregon
No. 11 Tulane (American champ) at No. 6 Ole Miss
No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Texas A&M
No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma
Quarterfinal games
At the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential and Allstate Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
No. 12 James Madison/No. 5 Oregon winner vs. No. 4 Texas Tech
No. 11 Tulane/No. 6 Ole Miss winner vs. No. 3 Georgia
No. 10 Alabama/No. 7 Texas A&M winner vs. No. 2 Ohio State
No. 9 Notre Dame/No. 8 Oklahoma winner vs. No. 1 Indiana
ESPN’s Heather Dinich projects 12-team Playoff field before bracket reveal Saturday Down South.
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