Oregon tops expanded College Football Playoff bracket as powerhouse Alabama misses out

The College Football Playoff has a seeding problem. Just look at Oregon

The Ducks earned the No. 1 overall seed in the 12-team bracket. And they were rewarded with potentially the toughest path to the title game.

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2024 College Football Playoff bracket: Betting odds, lines

Here are all the betting odds, lines, spreads and totals for every game of the first round of the College Football Playoff.

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College Football Playoff director 'infuriated' after SMU-Alabama call leaked, says mole 'betrayed' CFP

Rich Clark still doesn't know who leaked the scoop to Brett McMurphy, but he worked hard to find out

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College Football Playoff schedule: 12-team playoff bracket, games, kickoff times, locations for 2024-25 CFP

Breaking down the schedule for the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket

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Nicole Auerbach's 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket predictions, picks, championship projections

Despite the No. 1 overall seed, Oregon's path to a national championship could be treacherous. But NBC Sports' college football insider believes the Ducks will win it all. Here's why.

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College Football Playoff Power Rankings: Oregon starts on top, Notre Dame among top three in field

Power ranking the field as the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket has now been revealed

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Chuck Todd: College Football Playoff selection committee dodges controversy by correctly leaving Alabama out

Thanks to a 56-yard game-winning field goal as time expired in the ACC title game, the College Football Playoff dodged controversy.

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Here’s the Bracket for College Football’s First-Ever 12-Team Playoff

The playoff selection committee awarded the final at-large berth to S.M.U. ahead of Alabama.

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Why Alabama Was Snubbed From the College Football Playoff

S.M.U.’s selection for the last spot exposes a flaw in the system, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

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College Football Playoff bracket: Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, Arizona State earn byes; SMU in over Alabama

The 12 teams that will compete in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff have officially been decided

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College Football Playoff bracket REVEALED + selection day winners & losers | College Football Power Hour

The College Football Playoff bracket is finally set and Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman react to the final rankings and share what things the committee got right and which were wrong.

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Nick Saban's pointed Alabama quotes offer clues to future of SEC schedule, College Football Playoff format

Saban's argument has some validity, though Alabama did not suffer from non-conference scheduling

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Alabama, Miami among teams feeling the sting after just missing out on College Football Playoff field

A few teams saw their College Football Playoff hopes come up just short in the final rankings release

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First 12-team College Football Playoff set, Oregon seeded No. 1 and SMU edges Alabama for last spot

SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1

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2024-25 College Football Playoff full bracket and scores, schedule, matchups

The 12-team bracket for the 2024-25 College Football Playoff is set. Here's the full bracket, schedule, matchups, and more.

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College Football Playoff bracket: 12 things to know about the expanded 12-team field

Now we know the 12 teams. Let’s talk about the 12 things that you need to know as the playoff kicks off with first-round games Dec. 20-21.

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College Football Playoff Rankings: Oregon goes wire-to-wire at No. 1, Alabama in top 12 but out of bracket

The final top 25 rankings of the 2024 season arrived from the CFP Selection Committee on Selection Sunday

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SMU gets last spot over Alabama as ACC places two teams in the College Football Playoff

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SMU edge out Alabama as 12-team College Football Playoff bracket set

Oregon given No 1 seed in newly extended format Mustangs through despite loss in ACC title game SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff on Sunday, edging Alabama ...

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Oregon tops expanded College Football Playoff bracket as powerhouse Alabama misses out

Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State all earned first-round byes in the College Football Playoff bracket.

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Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State are the top four seeds in the first 12-team College Football Playoff

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Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame top final AP Top 25 college football poll ahead of playoff bracket; Alabama 11, SMU 12

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College Football Playoff Rankings: Betting markets surge in SMU vs. Alabama debate for final at-large spot

The ACC may get the benefit of the doubt over the SEC this year

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College Football Playoff Rankings prediction: Oregon, Notre Dame bookend top five ahead of bracket reveal

Jerry Palm takes a crack at how the CFP Rankings will look after the final release on Sunday

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College Football Playoff expert picks: Alabama or SMU in last spot? Notre Dame, Texas or Penn State at No. 5?

How our CBS Sports college football experts would vote if they were on the CFP Selection Committee

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College Football Playoff bracket: Does Arizona State or Boise State deserve a first-round bye?

The first two conference champs to punch their ticket to the CFP are the subject of another debate

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Arizona State roars into college football playoffs, and waits to see who else makes the bracket

Forget about rankings, analytics or any other number they might place next to Arizona State’s name

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Alabama's case for College Football Playoff berth: Why Crimson Tide deserve spot in 12-team bracket

Here's why it's an open and shut case for Alabama in the College Football Playoff

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College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: Alabama anxiously awaits outcome of ACC Championship Game

The Crimson Tide will watch from home to see whether chaos will play out on their favor over the weekend

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The College Football Playoff bracket is almost set. How safe is your favorite team?

Will Alabama get in over other SEC foes? Which teams will play spoilers this weekend?

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College Football Playoff Rankings: Alabama Holds the Final At-Large Bid

After a shocking upset loss to Syracuse, Miami’s path to the postseason is in limbo, making way for the Crimson Tide.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

College Football Playoff Rankings reaction: SEC love prevails again as Alabama sits ahead of Miami in top 25

Stop me if you've heard this one before: Alabama is ranked ahead of an ACC team with fewer losses

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

Miami AD, ACC commissioner blast College Football Playoff Committee for ranking Alabama ahead of Hurricanes

The Tuesday CFP rankings would have Alabama in over an ACC team with fewer losses for the second year in a row

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

Alabama back in playoffs, SMU at risk, conference title previews & Shane Beamer joins | College Football Power Hour

Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman break down the latest College Football Playoff rankings, are joined by South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer and preview the SEC, Big 10, ACC, Big 12 ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 4

Miami's playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings

Miami’s playoff hopes took a nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost in the last rankings before the College Football Playoff bracket is set next weekend

ABC News - Dec. 3

College Football Playoff bracket: What 12-team field looks like after penultimate CFP Rankings release

Boise State could lock up a first-round bye with a win over UNLV in the Mountain West title game

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

College Football Playoff Rankings: Oregon holds on top, Georgia rejoins top five, Alabama in projected field

The fifth top 25 rankings of the 2024 season have arrived from the CFP Selection Committee

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

College Football Playoff rankings: 3-loss Alabama has inside track at playoff berth ahead of 2-loss Miami

The Crimson Tide moved ahead of the Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 4

Predicting the College Football Playoff Rankings After Top-10 Upsets

The bracket was flipped on its head in Rivalry Week, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

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