Here's What The College Football Playoff Picture Would Look Like Right Now After Week 3
by Staff Reporter
September 17, 20250 Comments

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
According to ESPN, if the College Football Playoffs were to start today, five teams from the SEC would make the 12-team playoff.
Georgia is projected to win the SEC and get the No. 3 seed. LSU would be the No. 4 seed and have a first-round bye, along with the Bulldogs.
Texas A&M would be the No. 5 seed, Oklahoma would get the No. 9 seed, and Tennessee would be the No. 10 seed.
Here's what the bracket would look like today:
Georgia is projected to win the SEC and get the No. 3 seed. LSU would be the No. 4 seed and have a first-round bye, along with the Bulldogs.
Texas A&M would be the No. 5 seed, Oklahoma would get the No. 9 seed, and Tennessee would be the No. 10 seed.
Here's what the bracket would look like today:
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First-round byes
No. 1 Ohio State (Big Ten champ)
No. 2 Miami (ACC champ)
No. 3 Georgia (SEC champ)
No. 4 LSU
First-round games
On campus, Dec. 19 and 20
No. 12 South Florida (American champ) at No. 5 Texas A&M
No. 11 Iowa State (Big 12 champ) at No. 6 Oregon
No. 10 Tennessee at No. 7 Florida State
No. 9 Oklahoma at No. 8 Penn State
Quarterfinal games
At the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential and Allstate Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
No. 12 South Florida/No. 5 Texas A&M winner vs. No. 4 LSU
No. 11 Iowa State/No. 6 Oregon winner vs. No. 3 Georgia
No. 10 Tennessee/No. 7 Florida State winner vs. No. 2 Miami
No. 9 Oklahoma/No. 8 Penn State winner vs. No. 1 Ohio State
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