No. 7 Notre Dame won the first-ever game in the 12-team College Football Playoff era after defeating No. 10 Indiana 27-17 on Friday evening in South Bend.

Notre Dame will now play Georgia in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 8:45 p.m. ET in New Orleans.

Here's a look at the current bracket and the remaining CFP schedule.

First Round

• Friday, Dec. 20: No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17
• Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State (-8), 12 p.m. ET, TNT/Max
• Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas (-13), 4 p.m. ET, TNT/Max
• Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State (-7), 8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN/Watch ESPN

*Odds are courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook, as of Saturday at 11:40 p.m. ET.

Quarterfinals

• Tuesday, Dec. 31: No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 Penn State/No. 11 SMU at the Fiesta Bowl, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/Watch ESPN
• Wednesday, Jan. 1: No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas/No. 12 Clemson at the Peach Bowl, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN/Watch ESPN
• Wednesday, Jan. 1: No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State/No. 9 Tennessee at the Rose Bowl, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN/Watch ESPN
• Wednesday, Jan. 1: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame (-1.5) at the Sugar Bowl, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN/Watch ESPN

Semifinals

• Thursday, Jan. 9: TBD vs. TBD at the Orange Bowl, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/Watch ESPN
• Friday, Jan. 10: TBD vs. TBD at the Cotton Bowl, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/Watch ESPN

National Championship Game

• Monday, Jan. 20: TBD vs. TBD at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/Watch ESPN

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love's 98-yard touchdown run four minutes into the game set the tone for a dominant victory.

Riley Leonard later added a five-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Thomas in the second quarter and a one-yard TD run in the fourth quarter, the latter for a 27-3 lead following a PAT.

Indiana's offense showed signs of life late in the game, with quarterback Kurtis Rourke throwing touchdown passes to Myles Price for seven yards and Omar Cooper Jr. for 38 in the final 1:27. However, it was too little and too late as Notre Dame had this game in hand for much of the entire contest.

Notre Dame now moves on to play Georgia, which will almost certainly be without Carson Beck. The quarterback suffered a UCL injury to his right elbow, and UGA is preparing to play the CFP without him, per Mark Schlabach and Chris Low of ESPN.

Gunner Stockton fared well in the second half and overtime of UGA's 22-19 win over Texas in the SEC Championship Game, but he could have a tough test against a Notre Dame defense that's been dominant more often than not this year and just shut down Indiana.

UGA does have tremendous talent on both sides of the ball, though. The B/R NFL Scouting Department has eight players (including Beck) in the top 100 of its 2025 NFL draft big board, with safety Malaki Starks sitting at fourth.

Ultimately, this has the makings of a tough, low-scoring game in which both defenses come to play.

As for the rest of the first round, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State are heavy favorites and for good reasons.

SMU will have a very tough task going into cold and windy State College to beat host Penn State, which has a formidable two-headed rushing attack in Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, the nation's best tight end in Tyler Warren and a ferocious defense guided by edge Abdul Carter.

SMU's explosive offense (38.5 PPG) could still find their form in this game, but the defense has had its issues this season and especially in the SEC Championship Game against Clemson. Simply put, the Mustangs may not be able to keep up with the Drew Allar-led PSU offense, especially with an all-world talent like Warren proving unstoppable at times.

Texas has outscored its opponents by 21.1 points per game and went 11-0 against teams not named Georgia. The Longhorns have an incredibly deep talent pool at running back and wide receiver, which should help matters given that wideout Isaiah Bond (high ankle sprain) is a longshot to play Saturday, per ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Clemson, on paper, is the weakest team in the field, and the Tigers haven't looked like world beaters after losing 17-14 to South Carolina before nearly blowing a 31-14 fourth-quarter lead against SMU. However, it's not inconceivable to see Cade Klubnik put the Tigers on his back here. He did just that against SMU with 262 yards and four touchdowns.

In Columbus, Ohio State will return to the scene of one of its most disappointing games in recent program history, a 13-10 home loss to near three-touchdown underdog and arch-rival Michigan. That loss marked four in a row against the Wolverines and prevented OSU from heading to the Big Ten Championship Game. The vibes, simply put, are terrible right now, with particular ire pointed at head coach Ryan Day.

Still, OSU is a tremendously talented squad. If OSU remembers to focus on its strength (e.g. getting the ball consistently to its best players, e.g. wide receiver Jeremiah Smith), it should come away with the win.

But Tennessee isn't going to go down without a fight. If Dylan Sampson (1,485 rushing yards, 22 touchdowns) and big-play threat Donte' Thornton (25.9 yards per reception) get going, then Tennessee could give Ohio State serious problems on defense. Ultimately, don't be surprised if this game turns into a shootout.

We'll find out soon enough how the first round develops, starting with SMU at Penn State on Saturday at noon ET. The game will air on TNT and stream on Max.