College Football Playoff 2024-25: Final 12 team bracket revealed, with Oregon top seed, SMU in, Alabama out
All of the bracket was essentially locked heading into Selection Day on Sunday except for the final spot: SMU or Alabama? The committee had a decision to make between an 11-2 Mustangs team that lost the ACC Championship by a field goal to a 10-3 Clemson squad or a 9-3 Alabama team that was idle this week after failing to make the SEC Championship.