Conference championship game pairings in the Bowl Subdivision are set three months after the season started with Iowa State and Kansas State meeting in Dublin, Ireland, setting the stage for the unveiling of the College Football Playoff bracket.

While the Big Ten championship game will match the top two teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll . The three matchups with the biggest playoff impact are in the SEC , the ACC and the Sun Belt.

Alabama was able to survive the Iron Bowl against Auburn and will draw a rematch against Georgia. But the Crimson Tide failed to impress down the stretch of the regular season and might need to beat the Bulldogs for the second time to avoid being left out of the field.

The nine championship games will be played on Friday and Saturday. The playoff

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