Post-Week 3 Field of 12 Projection: Georgia New #1, While Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers Movin' In

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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.

FIELD Of 12 PROJECTION (through September 15) -- automatic qualifier noted with *
ACC (1): *Syracuse (2-0, 1-0)

Big Ten (3): *Indiana (3-0, 1-0), USC (2-0), Ohio State (2-0)

Big XII (2): *UCF (3-0, 1-0), Kansas State (3-0)

MAC (1): *Northern Illinois (2-0)

SEC (5): *Georgia (3-0, 1-0), Texas (3-0), Alabama (3-0), Tennessee (3-0), Ole Miss (3-0)

Last 2 At-Larges: Tennessee, Ole Miss

First 4 Out (alphabetical): Miami-Florida (3-0), Oklahoma State (3-0), Oregon (3-0), Penn State (2-0)

Conference Leaders Under Consideration (4): Army (2-0, 1-0/American), Liberty (3-0, 2-0/Conference USA), San Jose State (3-0, 1-0/Mountain West), Louisiana (2-0/Sun Belt)

Movin' In: Indiana, Ole Miss, Syracuse, UCF

Movin' Out: Boston College, Michigan State, Penn State, South Carolina

THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
First Round (Dec. 20 & 21)
#9 Kansas State @ #8 Ohio State
#12 *Indiana @ #5 Texas

#10 Tennessee @ #7 USC
#11 Ole Miss @ #6 Alabama

Quarterfinals
#1 *Georgia vs. #8 Ohio State/#9 Kansas State winner (Sugar Bowl/Jan. 1)
#4 *Syracuse vs. #5 Texas/#12 *Indiana winner (Peach Bowl/Jan. 1)

#2 *Northern Illinois vs. #7 USC/#10 Kansas State winner (Fiesta Bowl/Dec. 31)
#3 *UCF vs. #6 Alabama/#11 Ole Miss winner (Peach Bowl/Jan. 1)

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

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

Power 4 Head to Head Standings (through Sept. 15) -- Notre Dame (Independent), Oregon State (Pac 12), and Washington State (Pac 12) included

1 Washington State (2-0)
Notre Dame (2-0)
3. SEC (8-6)
4. Big Ten (6-7)
5. Big XII (7-9)
6. ACC (6-8)
7. Oregon State (0-1)