The College Football Playoffs Committee has delivered its final verdict for the 2022 season.
As expected, No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Michigan come out on top. Behind them is the No. 3 TCU, who remained among the top three teams in the nation despite losing Saturday’s Big 12 championship game. And in a ranking reversal in 2017, Ohio State stayed ahead of Alabama, becoming his fourth and final team in the CFP.
TCU took control of their fate heading into Saturday’s Big 12 championship game, but then Lost 31-28 in extra time 10 to Kansas. It’s clear that the committee didn’t want to punish the Horned Frogs team, who narrowly lost the conference championship weekend, to the team that remained idle behind them.
This is the second time Alabama has missed the playoffs under Nick Saban and the first since the 2019 season. The Crimson Tide eventually finished in his fifth place, the highest ranked among his two losing teams in the country. They play in the Sugar Bowl vs. No. 9 Kansas State.
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Elsewhere, No. 6 Tennessee will face No. 7 Clemson in the Orange Bowl. No. 8 Utah will face No. 11 Penn State in the Rose Bowl. No. 10 USC will face No. 16 Utah in the Cotton Bowl.
Here are the rest of the College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings and all the New Year’s Day 6 Bowl info you need to wrap up a wild 2022 College Football season.
college football playoff rankings 2022
Top 4 teams in final CFP voting
| Ranking | team | record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 13-0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 13-0 |
| 3 | TCU | 12-1 |
| Four | Ohio | 11-1 |
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First two teams in final CFP voting
| Ranking | team | record |
|---|---|---|
| Five | Alabama | 10-2 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 10-2 |
College Football Playoff Top 25 Ranking
| Ranking | team | record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 13-0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 13-0 |
| 3 | TCU | 12-1 |
| Four | Ohio | 11-1 |
| Five | Alabama | 10-2 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 10-2 |
| 7 | Clemson | 11-2 |
| 8 | Utah | 10-3 |
| 9 | Kansas | 10-3 |
| Ten | USC | 11-2 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 10-2 |
| 12 | Washington | 10-2 |
| 13 | Florida | 9-3 |
| 14 | Oregon | 9-3 |
| 15 | Oregon | 9-3 |
| 16 | Tulane | 11-2 |
| 17 | LSUs | 9-4 |
| 18 | UCLA | 9-3 |
| 19 | south carolina | 8-4 |
| 20 | texas | 8-4 |
| twenty one | Notre Dame | 8-4 |
| twenty two | Mississippi | 8-4 |
| twenty three | north carolina | 8-4 |
| twenty four | Troy | 11-2 |
| twenty five | UTSA | 11-2 |
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new years day 6 bowl game
| bowl | date | team |
|---|---|---|
| orange bowl | December 30th | No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Clemson |
| sugar bowl | December 31 | No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 9 Kansas State |
| Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinals) | December 31 | No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State |
| Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinals) | December 31 | No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU |
| cotton bowl | January 2nd | No. 10 USC vs. No. 16 Tulane |
| rose bowl games | January 2nd | No. 8 Utah vs. No. 11 Pennsylvania |
