Post-Week 12 Field of 12 Projection: Georgia & Notre Dame Enter the Field; Boise State the #3 Seed

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Automatic qualifiers/conference leaders are determined by "best conference record", hence 1-0 is better than 0-0, 2-0 is better than 1-0, etc. In the event of a tie for the conference lead (Big Ten, SEC), conference tiebreakers were used. Opponents' winning percentage is noted with each team's overall record.

FIELD Of 12 PROJECTION (through November 17) -- * denotes automatic qualifier
ACC (1): *SMU (9-1, .500)

Big Ten (4): *Oregon (11-0, .545), Ohio State (9-1, .535), Indiana (10-0, .402), Penn State (9-1, .475)

Big XII (1): *BYU (9-1, .455)

Independent (1): Notre Dame (9-1, .490)

Mountain West (1): *Boise State (9-1, .524)

SEC (4): *Texas (9-1, .530), Alabama (8-2, .673), Georgia (8-2, .614), Ole Miss (8-2, .510)

Last 2 At-Large: #10 Ole Miss, #12 Notre Dame

First 4 Out (in order of opponents winning %): Colorado (8-2, .574), Texas A&M (8-2, .545), Miami (9-1, .480), Tennessee (8-2, .475)

Movin' In (2): Georgia, Notre Dame

Movin' Out (2): Tennessee, Texas A&M

THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
First Round (Dec. 20 & 21)
#9 Georgia @ #8 Penn State
#12 Notre Dame @ #5 Ohio State

#10 Ole Miss @ #7 Indiana
#11 *SMU @ #6 Alabama

Quarterfinals
#1 *Oregon vs. #8 Penn State/#9 Georgia winner (Rose Bowl/Jan. 1)
#4 *BYU vs. #5 Ohio State/#12 Notre Dame winner (Peach Bowl/Jan. 1)

#2 *Texas vs. #7 Indiana/#10 Ole Miss winner (Sugar Bowl/Jan. 1)
#3 *Boise State vs. #6 Alabama/#11 SMU winner (Fiesta Bowl/Dec. 31)

Semifinals
Orange Bowl (Jan. 9)
Cotton Bowl (Jan. 10)

National Championship (Jan. 20) -- Atlanta, GA

Power 5 Head to Head Standings (through Nov. 17) -- Notre Dame (Independent), Oregon State (Pac 12), and Washington State (Pac 12) included

1. Notre Dame (7-0)
2. Washington State (2-0)
3. SEC (10-6)
4. Big Ten (7-10)
5. ACC (9-14)
6. Big XII (7-11)
7. Oregon State (1-2)

Week 13 Power 5 Head to Head
Washington State @ Oregon State