College Football Playoff reveals first 12-team bracket with Texas among qualifiers
wfaa.com — November 6, 2024, 02:01 PM UTC
The College Football Playoff committee released its first 12-team bracket on November 5, with Oregon ranked as the top team. The top four conference champions receive the first four seeds, while the remaining spots go to at-large teams. Three Texas teams made the CFP Top 25: Texas, SMU, and Texas A&M. Only Texas qualified for the 12-team bracket, with SMU and Texas A&M being the first two teams left out. The projected first-round matchups include Texas facing Alabama and other notable games like Boise State against Ohio State. The top four seeds, which receive byes, are Oregon, Georgia, Miami, and BYU.