CFP: Top 12 by committee will be seeded 1-12

[Gerry Hamilton]

No guaranteed bye’s in this last year of the 12 team playoff. As it should be. Committee will rank 1-12, and that’s how it will play out.

https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1925614012387270758?s=46

[Joe Zura]

[Jack Lala]

33 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

No guaranteed bye’s in this last year of the 12 team playoff. As it should be. Committee will rank 1-12, and that’s how it will play out.

https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1925614012387270758?s=46

Love it. Finally a good playoff decision. 

[Lam Dinh]

This would have been the 12-team playoff for this past 2024 season if this seeding had been used.

TLDR: Texas would have had a 1st round bye, but would likely have played Ohio State in the Quarterfinals in the Fiesta Bowl (instead of the semi-finals this year in Peach Bowl). 

First Round:

• #12 Clemson at #5 Notre Dame
• #11 Arizona State at #6 Ohio State
• #10 SMU at #7 Tennessee
• #9 Boise State at #8 Indiana

Quarterfinals (New Year's Six Bowls - teams with byes await winners):

• Winner of #9 Boise State / #8 Indiana vs. #1 Oregon (e.g., at Rose Bowl)
• Winner of #10 SMU / #7 Tennessee vs. #2 Georgia (e.g., at Sugar Bowl)
• Winner of #11 Arizona State / #6 Ohio State vs. #3 Texas (e.g., at Fiesta Bowl)
• Winner of #12 Clemson / #5 Notre Dame vs. #4 Penn State (e.g., at Peach Bowl)

Edited 9 hours ago by Lam Dinh

[Tuco Ramirez]

That first round bye didn’t do anyone any good last year. 

[Neil Leininger]

27 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

That first round bye didn’t do anyone any good last year. 

It might not have changed much, but the 1st two rounds need to be on campus.

Edited 9 hours ago by Neil Leininger

[thatdude2]

Arizona State whipping Ohio State in that first round

[qaertyisthatdude]

29 minutes ago, thatdude2 said:

Arizona State whipping Ohio State in that first round

And Ryan Day would've gotten fired, Chip Kelly gets fired, and Jeremiah Smith would be a Longhorn rn wow

[Ace Recruiter]

3 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

That first round bye didn’t do anyone any good last year. 

No, but if Bert makes a kick, we win the sec, get a 1st round bye and Cam doesn't get hurt in the 1st round. Maybe he is more mobile and doesn't give up that sack to Sawyer. A lot of ifs, but there's a big benefit to a bye that late in the year.