The first 12-team College Football Playoff field is set.
The CFP committee announced the bracket and its final rankings on Sunday, and there was plenty of controversy surrounding it.
Who made the 12-team College Football Playoff field?
First-round byes
No. 1 seed: Oregon (13-0)
No. 2 seed: Georgia (11-2)
No. 3 seed: Boise State (12-1)
No. 4 seed: Arizona State (11-2)
First-round matchups
No. 12 seed Clemson (10-3) at No. 5 seed Texas (11-2)
No. 11 seed SMU (11-2) at No. 6 seed Penn State (11-2)
No. 10 seed Indiana (11-1) at No. 7 seed Notre Dame (11-1)
No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2) at No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2)
What is the 2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule?
First round
Dec. 20 or Dec. 21
- Indiana at Notre Dame, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. MST (ABC/ESPN)
- SMU at Penn State, Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. MST (TNT)
- Clemson at Texas, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. MST (TNT)
- Tennessee at Ohio State, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. MST (ABC/ESPN)
TV notes: One game will be played Friday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. MST and televised on ABC/ESPN; the other three will be played on Saturday, Dec. 21 — at 10 a.m. MST on TNT, at 2 p.m. MST on TNT and at 6 p.m. MST on ABC/ESPN.
Quarterfinals
- Fiesta Bowl — Boise State vs. Penn State/SMU winner, Dec. 31 at 5:30 p.m. MST (ESPN)
- Peach Bowl — Arizona State vs. Texas/Clemson winner, Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. MST (ESPN)
- Rose Bowl — Oregon vs. Ohio State/Tennessee winner, Jan. 1 at 3 p.m. MST (ESPN)
- Sugar Bowl — Georgia vs. Notre Dame/Indiana winner, Jan. 1 at 6:45 p.m. MST (ESPN)
Semifinals
- Orange Bowl — Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m. MST (ESPN)
- Cotton Bowl — Jan. 10 at 5:30 p.m. MST (ESPN)
CFP National Championship
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- Semifinal winners — Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. MST (ESPN)
What stands out from who’s in, who’s out?
- Oregon and Georgia understandably earned the No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed after winning the Big Ten and SEC championships, respectively.
- Boise State earned the No. 3 seed and a first-round bye after going unbeaten through Mountain West play, with its only loss a three-point game against top seed Oregon.
- Arizona State, after winning the Big 12 championship 45-19 over Iowa State for its sixth straight victory, also earned the No. 4 seed and the first-round bye.
- Clemson was the fifth conference champion, though it comes in as the No. 12 seed after upsetting SMU in the ACC championship.
- SMU earned an at-large bid at No. 11, even after losing 34-31 to Clemson in the ACC title game on a last-second 56-yard field goal.
- Alabama, with three losses, was the first team out, while Miami was the second team out.
What are the final College Football Playoff rankings?
The CFP committee also released its final rankings of the season.
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