Miami, Georgia, Utah and Notre Dame would be top seeds in CFP bracket

Based on the Associated Press Top 25 poll released on Sunday, a hypothetical 12‑team College Football Playoff (CFP) bracket would see Miami, Georgia, Utah and Notre Dame as the top‑four seeds.

Miami would retain the No 1 seed, followed by No 2 Georgia, No 3 Utah and No 4 Notre Dame, all of which would receive first‑round byes.

The bracket would include the five highest‑ranked conference champions from the Power Four and one Group of Six champion, with the remaining seven spots filled by the next‑highest‑ranked teams. Notre Dame could qualify as an at‑large team if it remains within the top‑12 of the CFP’s final rankings on 6 December.

Under the proposed layout, the first‑round match‑ups would be:

• No 9 seed Alabama at No 8 Kentucky – winner faces No 1 Miami.
• No 12 seed Boise State at No 5 UCLA – winner faces No 4 Notre Dame.
• No 10 seed Texas at No 7 BYU – winner faces No 2 Georgia.
• No 11 seed Ohio State at No 6 Indiana – winner faces No 3 Utah.

The SEC would contribute four teams, the Big Ten three, the Big 12 two, and the ACC and Pac‑12 one each. Boise State would represent the Pac‑12 as the top Group of Six champion.

The first three teams outside the bracket would be Mississippi, Texas Tech and Wake Forest. The initial CFP rankings are set to be released on Tuesday night, with the bracket finalised on 6 December. First‑round games are scheduled for 18‑19 December, quarter‑finals on 30 December and 1 January, semifinals on 14‑15 January, and the championship on 25 January at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Source: ABC News. Photo: Eric Lozaga / Pexels.