Projecting The College Football Playoff Top 12 After Week 8

On Monday, ESPN's Heather Dinich took a crack at predicting what the selection committee's top 12 would look like if it were released today.

Based on her predictions, Alabama would be the No. 3 seed as the SEC Champion and would get a first-round bye.

Texas A&M would also get a first-round bye as the No. 4 seed.

Georgia, Ole Miss, and Oklahoma would all make the playoff:

quote:

---

Bracket

Based on the rankings above, the seeding would be:

First-round byes:

No. 1 Ohio State (Big Ten champ)
No. 2 Indiana
No. 3 Alabama (SEC champ)
No. 4 Texas A&M

First-round games

On campus, Dec. 19 and 20

No. 12 South Florida (American champ) at No. 5 Georgia
No. 11 BYU (Big 12 champ) at No. 6 Miami (ACC champ)
No. 10 Georgia Tech at No. 7 Ole Miss
No. 9 Oklahoma at No. 8 Oregon

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 Georgia winner vs. No. 4 Texas A&M
No. 11 BYU/No. 6 Miami winner vs. No. 3 Alabama
No. 10 Georgia Tech/No. 7 Ole Miss winner vs. No. 2 Indiana
No. 9 Oklahoma/No. 8 Oregon winner vs. No. 1 Ohio State

---