RJ Young
FOX Sports National College Football Analyst
Now that convention championship weekend has come to an finish, the College Football Playoff choice committee has some ideas to ponder.
It seems that Oregon and Georgia have the highest two seeds within the first-ever 12-team CFP, and there are three groups vying for the opposite two first-round byes: Big 12 champion Arizona State, ACC champion Clemson and champion of Mountain West Boise State.
The Sun Devils sit at 11-2 with a dominant win over Iowa State within the Big 12 Championship Game. Kenny Dilligham turned a crew that went 3-9 final season right into a crew that received six in a row and averaged 37.2 factors per sport throughout that streak.
Clemson, contemporary off a win over SMU within the ACC title sport, did not have a ranked win on its resume earlier than the win over the Mustangs on Saturday night time. Dabo Swinney’s program completed with 9 or extra wins for the 14th straight 12 months.
Then there’s Boise State, led by do-it-all operating again Ashton Jeanty, who has rushed for practically 2,500 yards this season and may break Barry Sanders’ single-season speeding report (2,629) in BSU’s first CFP sport. The Broncos’ solely loss this season was of their remaining sport towards the most important crew within the nation.
What will the committee do? We’ll discover out Sunday at midday ET. In the meantime, listed below are my up to date CFP projections:
1. Oregon
Conference: Big Ten
Documentation: 13-0
2. Georgia
Conference: SEC
Documentation: 11-2
3. State of Arizona
Conference: Big 12
Documentation: 11-2
4. Clemson
Conference: ACC
Documentation: 10-3
5. Our Lady
Conference: Independent
Documentation: 11-1
6. Pen State
Conference: Big Ten
Documentation: 11-2
7. Indiana
Conference: Big Ten
Documentation: 11-1
8. Texas
Conference: SEC
Documentation: 11-2
9. Ohio State
Conference: Big Ten
Documentation: 10-2
10. Tennessee
Conference: SEC
Documentation: 10-2
11. Boise State
Conference: West Mountain
Documentation: 12-1
12. Alabama
Conference: SEC
Documentation: 9-3
QUARTER-FINALS MATCHES
1.Oregon: Bye (the winner of 8. Texas vs. 9. Ohio State would then play)
2. Georgia: Bye (the winner of seven. Indiana towards 10. Tennessee would then play)
3. Arizona State: Bye (the winner of 6 would then play. Penn State towards 11. Boise State)
4. Clemson: Bye (the winner of 5. Notre Dame vs. 12. Alabama would then play)
FIRST ROUND MATCHES
5. Notre Dame vs 12.Alabama
Alabama options the perfect rusher within the sport at QB, Jalen Milroe, and shall be some of the explosive groups the Fighting Irish have seen all 12 months. Notre Dame’s protection has held its opponents to only 13.6 factors per sport this season, however Alabama might pose an actual problem.
Jalen Milroe has thrown for two,652 yards and 15 touchdowns and ran for 719 yards and 20 touchdowns this 12 months. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
6. Penn State vs. 11. Boise State
The finest tailback within the sport, Ashton Jeanty, will pair offensive prowess with the perfect tandem tailback set within the sport, Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen. Both groups look to safe a win of their first CFP look.
Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty has run for two,497 yards and 29 touchdowns this season. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images)
7. Indiana vs. 10. Tennessee
The Hoosiers and Vols would additionally make their first journeys to the CFP. Both groups have offenses that wish to go quick and defensive fronts which have elite move rushers. These two packages are well-suited to current some of the enticing matchups of the postseason.
Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke has thrown for two,827 yards and 27 touchdowns this 12 months. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
8. Texas vs. 9. Ohio State
This sport might have been for the nationwide title with two of probably the most proficient rosters within the sport dealing with off. Between Quintrevion Wisner and Quinshon Judkins, the operating sport shall be on full show for the Buckeyes’ journey to Austin.
Ohio State freshman WR Jeremiah Smith has caught 57 passes for 934 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. (Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images)
RJ Young is a nationwide faculty soccer author and analyst for FOX Sports and host of “The Number One College Football Show” podcast. Follow him to @RJ_Young.
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