In next year's 24-team playoff (PO), No. 16 Oregon takes the last 1st-round sweet spot. OBD would host USC, the University of South Carolina. Win, and Oregon is off to Athens, Georgia.

1 Georgia vs. 17 South Carolina at 16 Oregon

2 Utah vs. 18 Southern Cal at 15 Iowa

3 Alabama vs. 19 Ole Miss at 14 Houston

4 UCLA vs. 20 Ohio State at 13 Wake Forest

5 Notre Dame vs. 21 LSU at 12 Texas Tech

6 Texas vs. 22 Missouri at 10 BYU - seeding altered to avoid 1st-round rematch

7 Miami vs. 23 Arizona at No. 11 Kentucky

8 Tennessee vs. 24 Boise State at 9 Indiana

Nine SEC teams

Six Big Ten

Five B12

Two ACC

One Independent and One Pac-12

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Takeaways from the latest College Football Playoff rankin...

When the College Football Playoff Committee released its first set of rankings last Tuesday, it didn't feel like they were all that important, given that

Combined conference team rankings compared to combined strength-of-record rankings -

B12 - 5 teams - +29

BYU +4; Texas Tech +4; Houston +6; Utah +2; Oklahoma State +13

SEC - 9 teams - +6

Georgia +1; Alabama +2; Texas +3; Tennessee +3; South Carolina +4; LSU +1; Missouri + 4; Kentucky -5; Ole Miss -7

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Notre Dame - +2

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Pac-12 Boise State - 5

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ACC - 2 teams -7

Miami -4; Wake Forest -3

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Big Ten - 5 teams -8

UCLA -3; Indiana -1; USC -5; Ohio State -3; Iowa +3; Oregon +1

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Love for the SEC, and a whole lot of unwarranted love for the B12.

B1G disrespect for the Big Ten. I'm shocked! 🤬