College Football Playoff: CBS Sports predicts 12-team CFP bracket, full bowl slate after Week 3
By Nick Kosko,
2024-09-16
The College Football Playoff and bowl game projections are here after Week 3 of the 2024 regular season, per CBS Sports.
The 12-team bracket saw some changes after the results over the weekend. Some went up and some went down. But it’s still a very intriguing bracket, if the season ended today of course.
Close call here for Georgia, beating Kentucky 13-12 on the road. Still, it wasn’t enough for CBS to drop the Bulldogs from the top spot in the playoff.
If the Wildcats go for it late rather than punt, maybe things would’ve been different. But we can’t play the what-if game. Georgia remained undefeated and will surely bounce back big.
The Buckeyes had a week off this weekend but remained in the No. 2 spot per CBS. The Buckeyes are the best team in the Big Ten by all rankings and have an argument for overall.
Marshall is next before Big Ten play opens with a road game against the Michigan State Spartans. But everyone has the Oregon game circled on October 12.
Miami dominated Ball State 62-0 and didn’t move up or down per CBS. Cam Ward threw five touchdown passes to keep his Heisman campaign going.
But this is clearly the best team in the ACC and the projections love the Hurricanes to get a top three seed. It’s just a matter if they can pass the top two at all.
The Utes improved to 3-0 on the season without Cam Rising at quarterback. CBS won’t drop them from the Big 12 champion projections.
Isaac Wilson filled in and threw for 239 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. But this weekend is a biggie with another projected playoff team: on the road at Oklahoma State.
Texas remained in this spot after another win. Arch Manning filled in for an injured Quinn Ewers and looked incredible.
Memphis is the new team this week, repping the Group of Five. The Tigers handled Florida State on the road to basically end the latter’s season. But the Memphis hype train is rolling.
Alabama dominated Wisconsin and stayed in CBS’ playoff projections as the No. 6 seed. Jalen Milroe and the offense ran past the Badgers while the defense suffocated Wisconsin’s attack every which way.
Oklahoma State didn’t move either, but got a 45-10 win over Tulsa on the road. Like it was previously mentioned, the Cowboys have a huge Big 12 matchup with Utah this weekend.
Oregon moved up two spots per CBS after a dominating win over Oregon State. The Ducks renewed their rivalry with their in-state foe, despite switching conferences, and took care of business.
Kansas State did the same against a ranked Arizona team and thwarted the Wildcats Friday night. Sounds like the Wildcats, in purple at least, look like a College Football Playoff team.
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