The 12 teams vying to win the College Football Playoff national title were revealed Sunday by the CFP selection committee.
The top four seeds — No. 1 Indiana (13-0), No. 2 Ohio State (12-1), the defending national champion, No. 3 Georgia (12-1) and No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) — earn first-round byes and will automatically advance to the quarterfinals.
First round matchups
The first round takes place on December 19 and 20.
The matchups ( all times Eastern ):
The five highest-ranked conference winners receive automatic CFP berths.
On Friday, Tulane, a Group of 5 school, captured the American Conference title after a 34-21 victory against North Texas in New Orleans.
Another Group of 5 team made it to college football’s version of the “Big Dance.” James Madison beat Troy 31-14 to take the

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