"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, with this season's national championship game scheduled for Jan. 19 at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium."
"All of that is just the tip of the iceberg, though. Apart from the playoff is the 35-game slate of bowl games, beginning with the Cricket Celebration Bowl on Dec. 13. We're here for all of it. ESPN bowl gurus Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach are projecting every postseason matchup, including their breakdowns of how the playoff will play out, and we'll be back every week of the season until the actual matchups are set."
Several top-10 teams lost this weekend, including No. 2 Miami, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 7 Texas Tech and No. 10 LSU, while No. 4 Texas A&M narrowly avoided an upset, causing postseason standings to shift. The 12-team College Football Playoff will include the five highest-ranked conference champions plus the next seven highest-ranked teams. The four highest-ranked teams will receive first-round byes, and the other eight teams will play first-round games at the campus sites of seeds Nos. 5 through 8. Quarterfinals and semifinals will be held in former New Year's Six bowls, and the national championship will be Jan. 19 at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. ESPN analysts Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach are projecting postseason matchups and will update projections weekly; the 35-game bowl schedule begins Dec. 13 with the Cricket Celebration Bowl.
Read at ESPN.com
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