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College Football Playoff 2024-25: Projected Bracket Following Week 3 AP Top 25 Poll

Doric Sam

Following the release of the latest AP Top 25 this week, the projected bracket for the College Football Playoff is dominated by the SEC.

Led by No. 1 Georgia, the SEC would have six out of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff if the season ended today:

Luckily for the SEC, there is no cap on how many teams a single conference can send to the College Football Playoff. The CFP selection committee will start unveiling its rankings in November.

Tennessee was one of two newcomers to the projected CFP bracket alongside Northern Illinois following its 51-10 blowout win in a ranked matchup against NC State. The victory propelled the Vols seven spots up the Top 25 to No. 7. The Huskies made their debut in the AP Poll at No. 25 after their shocking 16-14 upset win over Notre Dame, which joined Boise State in falling out of the projected CFP bracket.

Texas, which is ranked No. 2 in the AP Top 25 behind Georgia, is coming off a dominant 31-12 road win over defending national champion Michigan. The Longhorns garnered four first-place votes in the AP Poll and are the highest-ranked non-conference champion in the projected CFP bracket.

In addition to Georgia (SEC), the other projected conference champions are Ohio State (Big Ten), Miami (ACC) and Utah (Big 12). The top four seeds will go to the highest-ranked conference champions regardless of their overall ranking, and those teams will have first-round byes in the College Football Playoff. Miami jumped Utah for the No. 3 seed in the projected bracket after cruising to a 56-9 win over Florida A&M.

With another exciting slate of games on deck for Week 3, there will certainly be more shakeups in the projected CFP bracket sooner rather than later.

   

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