The race for the 12 spots in the College Football Playoff has suddenly become more exciting.
Ole Miss and Oklahoma State lost a lot of ground. Georgia moved back a bit. Miami does not look like it will make it, and a lot of teams you would not expect to be in the running, like BYU. Rutgers? Indiana?! – have not lost yet.
Here are our bowl and bracket picks for Week 6 of the College Football Playoff.
College Football Playoff Bowl Projections: Week 6
One of the 12 spots in the playoffs goes to the winner of the Group of Five. The top four teams in each league get the first four spots.
The CFP sends the top seeds to their usual bowl games. For example, the Big Ten winner goes to the Rose Bowl, and the SEC champion goes to the Sugar Bowl, if they are ranked high enough to get that spot.
The winner of 8 at 9 plays the 1, the winner of 10 at 7 plays the 2, the winner of 11 at 6 plays the 3, and the winner of 8 at 9 plays the 4. What cards do you get?
College Football Playoff First Round
Friday, December 20
8:00, ABC/ESPN
Home site of higher seed
Bowl Projection: 11 Penn State at 6 Notre Dame
College Football Playoff First Round
Saturday, December 21
12:00, TNT
Home site of higher seed
Bowl Projection: 12 Boise State at 5 Alabama
College Football Playoff First Round
Saturday, December 21
4:00, TNT
Home site of higher seed
Bowl Projection: 9 Tennessee at 8 Michigan
College Football Playoff First Round
Saturday, December 21
8:00, ABC/ESPN
Home site of higher seed
Bowl Projection: 10 USC at 7 Texas
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Tuesday, December 31
7:30, ESPN
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Last Season: Oregon 45, Liberty 6
Bowl Projection: 4 Utah vs 5 Alabama
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
1:00, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Last Season: Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25
Bowl Projection: 3 Clemson vs 6 Notre Dame
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Rose Bowl
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
5:00, ESPN
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Last Season: Michigan 27, Alabama 20 OT
Bowl Projection: 1 Ohio State vs 9 Tennessee
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Allstate Sugar Bowl
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
8:45, ESPN
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Last Season: Washington 37, Texas 31
Bowl Projection: 2 Georgia vs 7 Texas
College Football Playoff Semifinal Capital One Orange Bowl
Thursday, January 9, 2025
7:30, ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
Last Season: Georgia 63, Florida State 3
Bowl Projection: 2 Georgia vs 6 Notre Dame
College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Friday, January 10, 2025
7:30, ESPN
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Last Season: Missouri 14, Ohio State 3
Bowl Projection: 1 Ohio State vs 5 Alabama
College Football Playoff National Championship
Monday, January 20, 2025
7:30, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Last Season: Michigan 34, Washington 13
Bowl Projection: 1 Ohio State vs 2 Georgia
