College Football Playoff bracket, rankings reveal: Who made the 12-team field?

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After four-plus months of on-field results and politicking by coaches, athletic directors and fans, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced Sunday the 12-team field.

The biggest question coming into Sunday was who would earn the final at-large spot between Alabama and SMU.

The committee put SMU (11-2) in the field one night after it lost 34-31 to Clemson on the last-second field goal in the ACC championship game. Alabama (9-3) is out after not making its conference title game.

That decision will be debated for a long time. As the for the rest of the bracket, here’s how it shook out:

The final College Football Playoff bracket. (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports)

The final College Football Playoff bracket. (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports)

1. Oregon (13-0, Big Ten champion)

2. Georgia (11-2, SEC champion)

3. Boise State (12-1, Mountain West champion)

4. Arizona State (11-2, Big 12 champion)

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No. 12 Clemson (10-3, ACC champion) at No. 5 Texas (11-2, at-large): Dec. 20, 8 pm. ET

No. 11 SMU (11-2, at-large) at No. 6 Penn State (11-2, at-large): Dec. 21, noon ET

No. 10 Indiana (11-1, at-large) at No. 7 Notre Dame (11-1, at-large): Dec. 21, 4 p.m. ET

No. 9 Tennessee (10-2, at-large) at No. 8 Ohio State (10-2, at-large): Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ET

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  • Full CFP field, byes, first-round matchups

    Byes

    1. Oregon
    2. Georgia
    3. Boise State
    4. Arizona State

    First-round playoff matchups
    No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame, Dec. 20, 8 ET, ESPN
    No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State, Dec. 21, Noon ET, TNT
    No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas, Dec. 21, 4 ET, TNT
    No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State, Dec. 21, 8 ET, ESPN

    The College Football Playoff bracket is set. (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports)The College Football Playoff bracket is set. (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports)

    The College Football Playoff bracket is set. (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports)

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    Playoff teams in bold

    1. Oregon

    2. Georgia

    3. Texas

    4. Penn State

    5. Notre Dame

    6. Ohio State

    7. Tennessee

    8. Indiana

    9. Boise State

    10. SMU

    11. Alabama

    12. Arizona State

    13. Miami

    14. Ole Miss

    15. South Carolina

    16. Clemson

    17. BYU

    18. Iowa State

    19. Missouri

    20. Illinois

    21. Syracuse

    22. Army

    23. Colorado

    24. UNLV

    25. Memphis

  • Oregon favored to win CFP championship

    Here are every team’s odds to win the national title (via BetMGM):

    Oregon: +325

    Georgia: +350

    Texas: +375

    Ohio State: +450

    Penn State: +700

    Notre Dame: +1200

    Tennessee: +2500

    SMU: +3500

    Clemson: +4000

    Arizona State: +4000

    Indiana: +5000

    Boise State: +5000

  • Committee values strength of schedule

    Perhaps in response to Nick Saban’s tirade about the importance of strength of schedule, CFP chair Warde Manuel makes it clear they do take it into consideration.

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  • SMU MAKES IT IN OVER ALABAMA!

    The Mustangs get the last spot in the field after their close ACC title game loss to Clemson. They’ll head to Penn State to take on the Nittany Lions.

  • Indiana to play at Notre Dame in South Bend

    It’ll be a clash of Indiana-based teams as the Hoosiers will head north to take on the Fighting Irish.

  • Tennessee to play Ohio State in Columbus

    The Vols are going to be sour they didn’t get a home game and now have to face the Buckeyes in the Horseshoe.

  • Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State ranked 6-8

    The Nittany Lions, Fighting Irish and Buckeyes will all host playoff games in their home stadiums.

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