The projected College Football Playoff field has a new top seed. Using The Associated Press college football poll to fill out a 12-team bracket, Texas now holds the No. 1 seed after taking the top spot in the rankings Sunday. Ohio State is still the projected No.
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, center, stands with players for the school song following their win over UTSA in an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas , Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Tennessee punter Jackson Ross, left, congratulates quarterback Nico Iamaleava after touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kent State, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn.
Ohio State is still the projected No. 2 seed as the Big Ten champion, with Miami as the third seed as Atlantic Coast Conference champ and Utah of the Big 12 as the fourth seed. There was little other significant movement in the projections with the same 12 teams in the field this week as last. Tennessee and Missouri swapped spots in what would be an 8-9 game in the first round. Now the Volunteers are the eighth seed and projected home team.The top four seeds are assigned to the highest-ranked conference champions, regardless of their overall ranking. The five highest-ranked conference champions, regardless of league, are guaranteed spots in the field.
There is no cap on the number of teams that can come from one conference. The CFP selection committee starts ranking teams in November but for now, the breakdown via the Top 25:Branson Robinson runs for 3-yard go-ahead touchdown, top-ranked Georgia rallies past Kentucky 13-12No. 12 Northern Illinois at No. 5 Georgia. Winner vs. No. 4 Utah in the Fiesta Bowl.Moving in this week: None.Russo has been the national college football writer for The Associated Press for two decades.
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