Pat Forde: College Football Playoff Projected Bracket After Week 3

Every week, The Dash will select and seed the 12-team College Football Playoff as if today is Selection Sunday. The current bracket (as always, if your team hasn’t played at least one power-conference opponent to date, it isn’t being ranked here):

College Football Playoff Projections After Week 3

1. Mississippi (3–0)
2. Texas (3–0)
3. Ohio State (2–1)
4. LSU (2–1)
5. Miami (3–0)
6. Notre Dame (3–0)
7. Georgia (3–0)
8. Alabama (3–0)
9. Mississippi State (3–0)
10. Louisville (2–1)
11. BYU (3–0)
12. Tulsa (3–0)

Also considered: Duke, Utah, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Iowa, West Virginia, Northwestern, Florida, Missouri.

First Round

• No. 12 Tulsa at No. 5 Miami
• No. 11 BYU at No. 6 Notre Dame
• No. 10 Louisville at No. 7 Georgia
• No. 9 Mississippi State at No. 8 Alabama

Quarterfinals

• Cotton Bowl: No. 4 LSU vs. winner of No. 12 Tulsa at No. 5 Miami
• Rose Bowl: No. 3 Ohio State vs. winner of No. 11 BYU at No. 6 Notre Dame
• Fiesta Bowl: No. 2 Texas vs. winner of No. 10 Louisville at No. 7 Georgia
• Peach Bowl: No. 1 Mississippi vs. winner of No. 9 Mississippi State at No. 8 Alabama

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