The 12 teams that will compete for a College Football Playoff national championship were revealed on Sunday with No. 1 Oregon leading the pack as the top-seeded school.
Let the debates begin. The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket was revealed on Sunday after an incredible slate of conference championship games and one of the most interesting regular-seasons in recent memory.
The College Football Playoff field was expanded from four teams to 12 before the start of the 2024 season. The success of the playoff format, which started in 2024, allowed for the expansion. The Oregon Ducks, Georgia Bulldogs, Boise State Broncos and Arizona State Sun Devils were seeded Nos. 1 through 4 and received first-round byes into the quarterfinals. The Ducks won the Big Ten Championship in their first season in the conference.
The first round has Clemson taking on No. 5 Texas with the winner playing Arizona State. Penn State received the No. 6 seed in the bracket and will play No. 11 SMU with the winner playing Boise State. Notre Dame was given the No. 7 seed and will play No. 10 Indiana. The winner will play Georgia. Ohio State was given the No. 8 seed and will play No. 9 Tennessee. The winner will play Oregon. The first-round matchups will be played at the home field of the higher seed.
The national championship will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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