In the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff seedings, the SMU Mustangs edged out Alabama and Miami for the final bid with four Big Ten teams claiming spots.
earned four spots, with Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State, and Indiana. The Southeastern Conference claimed three positions, with Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas.- Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, and Arizona State - all received automatic bids into the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff rankings with their conference crowns won on Saturday. The ACC champion, Clemson, also received an automatic bid to the playoff as the fifth-highest-ranked conference champion.
No. 6 Penn State earned a home contest in Happy Valley after ending as the Big Ten runner-up, dropping their Indianapolis matchup with Oregon 45-37. The highest drama of the release came between either 9-3 Alabama or 10-2 SMU, as the Mustangs failed to claim their automatic bid falling to Clemson in the ACC Championship game 34-31 on a walk-off field goal.
No. 7 Notre Dame avoided any chaos on conference championship weekend remaining idle, keeping the Fighting Irish with a first-round home contest in South Bend. No. 10 Indiana's dream season continues with a road test at Notre Dame following their 11-1 regular season. Along with Alabama, Miami was left out of the final seedings for the playoff after a regular-season finale loss to Syracuse that knocked the Hurricanes out of the ACC Championship game.
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