"As with last season's inaugural 12-team CFP, the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams, will make the field. Unlike last year, the four highest-ranked teams (not necessarily conference champions) will be awarded first-round byes. The other eight teams will meet in first-round games at the campus sites of seeds Nos. 5 through 8. From there, the quarterfinals and semifinals will be played in what had been the New Year's Six bowls,"
"The Big Ten provided the biggest thrills in Week 11, with Indiana and Oregon both narrowly fending off upsets in dramatic fashion. But Texas Tech delivered the biggest win of the weekend in terms of College Football Playoff implications, handing BYU its first loss of the season and securing its standing as the team to beat in the Big 12."
Week 11 featured dramatic finishes in the Big Ten as Indiana and Oregon narrowly avoided upsets, while Texas Tech's victory over BYU handed BYU its first loss and strengthened Texas Tech's Big 12 standing. The College Football Playoff will include 12 teams: the five highest-ranked conference champions plus the next seven highest-ranked teams. The four highest-ranked teams receive first-round byes, while seeds Nos. 5–8 host campus-site first-round games. Quarterfinals and semifinals will be played in the former New Year's Six bowls, with the national championship set for Jan. 19 at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. A 35-game bowl slate begins Dec. 13.
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