College Football Playoff bracket: Georgia earns No. 2 seed, will play in Sugar Bowl

ATLANTA — The College Football Playoff committee unveiled the 2024-2025 playoff bracket on Sunday.

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This is the first year of the 12-team format. The top four teams receive a bye and teams ranked No. 5 through No. 8 host the first round.

After their SEC Championship win, the Georgia Bulldogs earned the No. seed and a bye. They will play in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day.

Here are the final rankings:

1. Oregon

2. Georgia

3. Boise State

4. Arizona State

5. Texas

6. Penn State

7. Notre Dame

8. Ohio State

9. Tennessee

10. Indiana

11. SMU

12. Clemson

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