Here’s what the projected College Football Playoff bracket looks like entering Week 13

The third College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season were revealed on Tuesday night.

For the first time, the CFP is expanding to 12 teams this fall. Because of the way the format is structured, the official bracket will almost certainly not mirror the final CFP rankings.

That’s because the 5 highest-ranked conference champions all earn automatic bids regardless of their placement in the final committee rankings. Additionally, the 4 highest-ranked conference champions will receive the top 4 seeds — and byes through the first round.

That setup will likely create inconsistencies between what the selection committee rankings look like when compared to the projected CFP bracket on a week-to-week basis. For example, Boise State was ranked 12th by the committee on Tuesday evening, but the Broncos snagged the No. 4 seed by virtue of being one of the 4 highest-ranked conference champions.

Here’s what the projected bracket looks like ahead of Week 13:

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First-round matchups are slated to take place on campus sites, which means Ohio State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Indiana are all projected to host Playoff games this year.

The SEC and Big Ten each earned 4 teams in the projected field on Tuesday night. Another SEC team, Tennessee, was the first program to miss out on being included in the 12-team field. The other 4 spots in the field were taken up by Notre Dame, Boise State, Miami and BYU — the same as last week.

The next College Football Playoff rankings will be unveiled on Tuesday, Nov. 26, following Week 12 action.

Spenser Davis

Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.