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In the end, the drama of this year's College Football Playoff bracket reveal boiled down to three teams fighting for two spots. Would Alabama be left out for laying an egg against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game? Would Miami (Fla.) finally leapfrog ...
Teams with byes are now 1-7 in the new bracket format after Ole Miss upset Georgia 39-34 in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday. Ole Miss' shocking win came after Fernando Mendoza and No. 1 Indiana became the first team in the 12-team playoff era to earn a win after securing a bye thanks to a 38-3 drubbing of No. 9 Alabama in the Rose Bowl.
Who's in the College Football Playoff? Here's what to know on the 12-team CFP bracket, including the full playoff schedule and how to watch information.
It didn't have to be this way. Upon Notre Dame finding out that it wasn't selected for the 12-team College Football Playoff, Marcus Freeman's squad announced that it was withdrawing from bowl consideration and opting out of the postseason altogether.