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Bowl Projections: College Football Playoff First Round 5 vs 12 Preseason Prediction, Breakdown
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Before the season gets underway, what's the first guess on what the 2024 College Football Playoff First Round 5 vs 12 might be? Why did we make this call, and who else should be in the mix.
This will all change throughout the season with its twists and turns, but in the preseason, the College Football Playoff First Round 5 vs 12 projection is ...
Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman speaks to Kahanu Kia (43) and Devan Houstan (98) Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the annual Notre Dame Blue-Gold spring football game at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend.
Why this is the preseason College Football Playoff First Round 5 vs 12 Projection
- Notre Dame can’t get a top four seed since it can’t and won’t win a conference championship, but it’ll still find its way into the 5 spot despite starting the regular season with a loss at Texas A&M and finishing with a loss against a desperate USC.
The win over Florida State - who’ll win the ACC Championship - will be enough to put the Irish high enough up in the final CFP rankings to get here.
- It’ll be between Memphis and Boise State for the 12 seed. Memphis will suffer a forgivable early loss at Florida State, and it’ll get past a tough loss to USF. The difference will be in the timing. A late November loss at Wyoming will do in the Broncos.
- Because this is the 5-12 matchup - and because it’ll be played in South Bend in late December - the game will be the first off the board on the big Saturday of College Football playoff first round matchups.
No, the committee doesn't do its rankings for TV, but it’s not like anyone will be sad at TNT if the Irish are first up.
By the way, Memphis and Notre Dame have never played each other.
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