Sports Illustrated Projects 12-Team CFP, Picks Ohio State-Miami Title Game After Week 1
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Updated · Sports Illustrated · Sep 7
Sports Illustrated Projects 12-Team CFP, Picks Ohio State-Miami Title Game After Week 1
3 articles · Updated · Sports Illustrated · Sep 7
Summary
Ohio State and Miami are projected to meet in the national championship, with Notre Dame seeded No. 1 and Ohio State No. 2 in Sports Illustrated’s post-Week 1 12-team playoff bracket.
The first-round field slots Boise State at LSU, USC at Texas, Oklahoma at Oregon and Indiana at BYU, reflecting early reshuffling after opening-week results.
Quarterfinal projections send Miami-LSU to the Cotton Bowl, Georgia-Texas to the Peach, Ohio State-Oregon to the Rose and Notre Dame-BYU to the Fiesta before Ohio State and Miami advance.
Beyond the playoff, SI projected 35 bowl games, including newcomers Colorado in the Sun Bowl and UMass in the Boca Raton Bowl, with matchups running through Jan. 2.