The Georgia Bulldogs are coming off an unconvincing 34-20 win over the Florida Gators. Georgia is atop the SEC standings, but still has several tests ahead of the next few weeks.
Barring a collapse, Georgia’s path to the College Football Playoff is relatively clear. The Bulldogs need to beat Tennessee or Ole Miss and win their other games in order to secure a berth in the playoff. Of course, Georgia will try to win the SEC to earn a first-round bye in the expanded playoff.
Georgia football College Football Playoffs projection
We project Georgia to be ranked No. 2 in the initial playoff rankings behind the undefeated Oregon Ducks. We think Georgia will be ranked over Ohio State because Georgia has played a much tougher schedule.
UGA has ranked wins over Texas and Clemson. Ohio State is just 4-1 against Power Four opponents, while Georgia is 6-1. We don’t envision the committee being able to overlook this even though Georgia has been involved in several close games.
The only other team the committee may consider over Georgia is Miami, who has not played a ranked opponent all season.
How to watch CFP rankings reveal
TV Channel: ESPN
Start time: Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Watch CFP rankings reveal live on Fubo (free trial)How many teams are in CFP 2024?
For the first time, there will be 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoffs. There are five automatic bids for each of the Power Four conference champions and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. The remaining seven slots are given to the seven at-large teams.
How does the College Football Playoff format work?
The top four seeds will be on a bye as the CFP kicks off. The next four highest-seeded teams will host on-campus playoff games as follows:
- No. 5 vs No. 12, winner will play No. 4
- No. 6 vs No. 11, winner will play No. 3
- No. 7 vs No. 10, winner will play No. 2
- No. 8 vs No. 9, winner will play No. 1
