College Football Playoffs Begin Without A Team From The State
News Staff • December 9, 2024
No Team From Alabama, Florida, Louisiana or Mississippi made the playoffs
While no team from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana or Mississippi made the college football playoffs, there will still be bowl games and watch parties along the gulf coast.
The College Football Playoffs were announced yesterday and something was different; the usual SEC teams were missing from the list. The conference was instead represented by Texas, Georgia and Tennessee. There was also Notre Dame who is quarterbacked by a local Baldwin County athlete.
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So while locals will be cheering for another team in the College Playoffs, they can also watch one of their favorite team in a bowl game. Here is the list bowl invitations for local interest:
Dec. 31 ReliaQuest Tampa 12 p.m. (ESPN) Michigan vs. Alabama
Dec. 31 Texas Houston 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Baylor vs. LSU
Jan. 2 Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Duke vs. Ole Miss
Dec. 20 Gasparilla Bowl Tampa3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Florida vs. Tulane
Dec. 14 Salute to Veterans Montgomery, Ala. 9 p.m. (ESPN) South Alabama vs. Western Michigan
Here is the complete list of Bowl & Playoff Games: SEE MORE
There are lots of great places in our area to watch all of the games: Local Sports Bars That Score Big
SO WHO DID MAKE THE PLAYOFF?
Here is the official brackets from the NCAA College Football Playoffs:
- Oregon — highest-ranked conference champion (Big Ten) and seeded No. 1
- Georgia — second-highest-ranked conference champion (SEC) and seeded No. 2
- Texas — at-large pick (second team from the SEC), seeded No. 5
- Penn State — at-large pick (second team in the Big Ten), seeded No. 6
- Notre Dame — at-large pick (independent), seeded No. 7
- Ohio State — at-large pick (third team from the Big Ten), seeded No. 8
- Tennessee — at-large pick (third team from the SEC), seeded No. 9
- Indiana — at-large pick (fourth team from the Big Ten), seeded No. 10
- Boise State — third-highest-ranked conference champion (Mountain West) and seeded No. 3
- SMU — at-large pick (from the ACC), seeded No. 11
- Alabama — first team out of the CFP
- Arizona State — fourth-highest-ranked conference champion (Big 12) and seeded No. 4
- Miami (Fla.) — second team out of the CFP
- Ole Miss — third team out of the CFP
- South Carolina — fourth team out of the CFP
- Clemson — fifth-highest-ranked conference champion (ACC) and seeded No. 12
- BYU — fifth team out of the CFP
- Iowa State — sixth team out of the CFP
- Missouri — seventh team out of the CFP
- Illinois — eighth team out of the CFP
- Syracuse — ninth team out of the CFP
- Army — 10th team out of the CFP
- Colorado — 11th team out of the CFP
- UNLV — 12th team out of the CFP
- Memphis — 13th team out of the CFP
Boise State, which won the Mountain West Conference championship and has lost to only top-ranked Oregon, is the third-highest-ranked conference champion and thus received a bye into the quarterfinals despite ranking No. 9. Though Arizona State is ranked only No. 12, the Sun Devils are the fourth-highest ranked conference champion — over ACC champ Clemson (No. 16) — and earned the No. 4 seed and the final first-round bye.
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