From: don.p.del.grande@gmail.com   
      
   NOTBCS   
   Georgia, 0   
   Michigan, 0.06   
   Ohio State, 0.43   
   Florida State, 2.1   
   Washington, 2.81   
   Oregon, 4   
   Alabama, 4.71   
   Texas, 4.92   
   Penn State, 8.52   
   Louisville, 9.38   
   Missouri, 9.99   
   Oklahoma, 10.63   
   Oregon Sate, 10.85   
   Mississippi, 11.12   
   LSU, 12.68   
   Utah, 15.86   
   Notre Dame, 16.49   
   James Madison, 16.83   
   Kansas State, 17.67   
   Tulane, 18.51   
   Tennessee, 18.62   
   Arizona, 19.41   
   North Carolina, 19.66   
   Iowa, 20.26   
   Liberty, 20.8   
   Oklahoma State, 21.66   
   Kansas, 22.41   
   USC, 22.6   
   Texas A&M, 22.6   
   Troy, 22.83   
   Toledo, 22.9   
   SMU, 23.26   
   Clemson, 23.29   
   Duke, 23.43   
   UNLV, 23.5   
   Auburn, 23.52   
   Fresno State, 23.58   
   North Caroliona State, 23.59   
   Memphis, 23.62   
   Iowa State, 23.62   
   UCLA, 23.63   
   Miami Ohio, 23.64   
   Florida, 23.64   
   Air Force, 23.65   
   Texas Tech, 23.66   
   Miami, 23.66   
   Central Florida, 23.67   
   Texas-San Antonio, 23.67   
   Coastal Carolina, 23.68   
   Mississippi State, 23.68   
   TCU, 23.68   
   all others, 23.69   
      
   NOTCFP   
   #1: Michigan   
   #2: Ohio State   
   #3: Georgia   
   #4: Florida State   
   #5: Washington   
   #6: Alabama   
   #7: Oregon   
   #8: Texas   
   #9: Penn State   
   #10: Oklahoma   
   #11: Mississippi   
   #12: Missouri   
   #13: LSU   
   #14: Louisville   
   #15: Kansas State   
   #16: Notre Dame   
   #17: Oregon State   
   #18: Utah   
   #19: James Madison   
   #20: Iowa   
   #21: USC   
   #22: Tennessee   
   #23: North Carolina   
   #24: Liberty   
   #25: Arizona   
      
   And now, for the LAST time, the 4-team-playoff CFP Bowl Selection Process   
      
   1. Top four CFP ranked teams, Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, you know the drill.   
      
   2. The ACC champion goes to the Orange Bowl. If the ACC champion is in the   
   playoff, the highest ranked ACC team takes its place in the Orange. If there   
   are none, the Orange Bowl Committee (not the CFP, and not the ACC) chooses any   
   bowl-eligible ACC team    
   not in the playoff.   
      
   3. The highest ranked team from among the SEC, Big Ten, and Notre Dame that is   
   not in the playoff and not a conference champion goes to the Orange.   
      
   4. This leaves the Fiesta, Cotton, and Peach. The six teams are chosen pretty   
   much in this order:   
   (1) The four Power Five champions (besides the ACC) that are not in the playoff   
   (2) The highest ranked Group of 5 champion, if it is not in the playoff (if it   
   is, no Group of 5 team is automatically chosen to replace it in this group)   
   (3) The highest ranked teams not already assigned to a bowl, regardless of   
   conference   
   The CFP Committee decides which teams play in which bowls. There are no   
   "requirements" as to how to do this, but there are "recommendations":   
   (1) No rematches of games already played this season, so don't expect   
   Texas-Alabama (if Alabama is not in the top five)   
   (2) Avoid "obvious mismatches" whenever possible   
   (3) Take geography into account.   
      
   And now, as an added bonus, here is what we know so far about the 12-team   
   playoff format:   
   1. The top five ranked conference champions, and the top seven ranked   
   remaining teams (which can include conference champions), qualify for the   
   playoff.   
   2. The top four ranked conference champions are seeded 1-4 in ranking order   
   and receive byes into the quarter-finals.   
   3. The remaining teams are seeded 5-12 in ranking order and placed into the   
   bracket accordingly. Note that a conference champion not seeded in the top 4   
   is not automatically seeded above the at-large teams. It is very possible that   
   the #5 conference    
   champion ends up with a 12 seed.   
   4. The bracket is built as follows:   
   #9 at #8; winner vs #1   
   #12 at #5; winner vs #4   
   The winners of these two quarter-finals meet in one semi-final   
   #11 at #6; winner vs #3   
   #10 at #7; winner vs #2   
   The winners of these two quarter-finals meet in the other semi-final   
   5. First round games are played at the home field of the higher seed, unless   
   the team wants the game played at another site of its choice. Quarter-finals   
   and semi-finals will be at bowl games. For 2024 and 2025, the two bowls that   
   are already scheduled    
   to semi-finals under the old format will be semi-finals in the new format, and   
   the other four will be quarter-finals.   
   6. "The version I heard was," the bowls are not assigned to games until the   
   matchups are known; they want to keep the traditional conference ties as much   
   as possible. This means the semi-final locations will not be assigned until   
   the four teams are known.   
    AFAIK, the only "mandatory" assignment is, if the Big Ten champion is in the   
   top four, its quarter-final will be at the Rose Bowl.   
   And the most important rule of all:   
   7. Rules 1-6 are subject to change before the official announcement.   
      
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