What will the six New Year games of college football games look like after the first standings

GRAPEVINE, Texas – The dominant position of the SEC this season has been reflected in the first ranking of the season of the selection committee of university football matches, while LSU, a defeat, defeated Notre Dame without defeat in 3rd place, joining No. 1 Alabama and 2. Clemson in the semifinals of the CFP.

With this particular ranking, there would be five SEC teams in the six New Year categories, including two in the semifinals.

But do not write the Big 12 and Pac-12 for the moment.

Oklahoma, No. 7, and Washington, No. 8, Washington, the 13-member selection committee granted conference riders more credit than public opinion. Both teams have schedule problems and should probably win the title of the conference to rank among the top four, but if they rank in the top 10, it may not be so difficult for the eyes. Committee.

While the strength of the program was not very dissuasive for Washington State, which did not oppose any opponents of the Power 5 Conference 5, it kept the UCF unbeaten in 12th place. The selection committee does not take into account previous seasons. CV. Nevertheless, it would be good enough for the Knights to win another bid for a New Year's bowl.

Here is what the support would look like if the series ended today.

Alabama # 1 would face Notre-Dame # 4 in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic football playoff semifinal because the committee would not put seed # 1 at the geographic disadvantage, and although Marginal, Arlington was slightly closer than Orlando, where No. 2 Clemson will face the 3 rd USM in the semifinal playoff at College One Orange Bowl. Playing at Arlington would also be an unfair advantage for LSU, which is geographically closer to Baton Rouge than Tuscaloosa.

The Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual is a contractual bowl that historically pits the Big Ten champion to the Pac-12 champion, projected in this ranking as the No. 5 Michigan vs. the No. 8 Washington State. The Allstate Sugar Bowl is also a contractual bowl, which guarantees the Big 12 Champion and SEC Champion. Given that the SEC champion, in this case Alabama, and the second, LSU, are in the semi-finals, the Sugar Bowl would get the SEC's second highest ranked team, namely the 6th Georgia. The Bulldogs would play No. 7 Oklahoma, which is the projected Big 12 champion in this standings.

The UCF, number 12, would likely go to the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl as the highest ranked champion of a Group Five conference, which is guaranteed a place in the Six Bowl New Year because it played in the last Chick-Thread-A Peach Bowl year. The Knights would face No. 9 Kentucky, based on fan interest and confrontation.

The Peach Bowl would then have the No. 10 Ohio State against No. 11 Florida, as these are the top-ranked remaining teams, and would also be chosen based on the fans' interest and the duel-match.

(All games can be seen on ESPN and the ESPN app)

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