College Football Playoff Projections: Week 7 Bowl Predictions

Not as many things changed in the CFN College Football Playoff projections as you might think.

Ohio State is still fantastic, the belief remains that Texas is a tad overrated, and the call stands on one Big 12 team getting in.

The one variable is whether or not the ACC can get two in.

It's starting to become a bit clearer, but it's also starting to get more real in our Week 7 College Football Playoff bowl projections and bracket predictions.

College Football Playoff Projections: Week 7

The top four conference champions get the top four playoff spots, and a Group of Five champion gets one of the 12 spots.

The CFP assigns the top seeds to their traditional bowl slots - the Big Ten team goes to the Rose Bowl, and the SEC champion goes to the Sugar Bowl, if they're ranked high enough to get the advantage.

The winner of the 8 at 9 game plays the 1, the winner of 10 at 7 plays the 2, 11 at 6 winner plays the 3, and 8 at 9 winner plays the 4.

- Week 7 Bowl Projections

College Football Playoff First Round

Friday, December 20
8:00, ABC/ESPN
Home site of higher seed
CFP Bowl Projection
11. Penn State 10-2 vs 6. Tennessee 10-2 (6-2)
Last Week: 11. Penn State 10-2 at 6. Notre Dame 11-1

College Football Playoff First Round

Saturday, December 21
12:00, TNT
Home site of higher seed
CFPBowl Projection
12. Boise State 12-1 vs 5. Notre Dame 11-1
Last Week: 12. Boise State 11-2 at 5. Alabama 11-1

College Football Playoff First Round

Saturday, December 21
4:00, TNT
Home site of higher seed
CFP Bowl Projection
9. Texas 10-2 vs 8. Texas A&M 10-3
Last Week: 9. Tennessee 10-2 at 8. Michigan 10-2

College Football Playoff First Round

Saturday, December 21
8:00, ABC/ESPN
Home site of higher seed
CFP Bowl Projection
10. Alabama 10-2 vs 7. Oregon 10-3 (7-2)
Last Week: 10. USC 10-2 at 7. Texas 10-2

- Predicted Final College Football Playoff Top 25

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

Tuesday, December 31
7:30, ESPN
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Last Season: Oregon 45, Liberty 6
CFP Bowl Projection
4. Utah 11-2 vs 5. Notre Dame 11-1
4 Last Week: 4. Utah 10-2 vs 5. Alabama 11-1

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Wednesday, January 1, 2025
1:00, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Last Season: Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25
CFP Bowl Projection3. Clemson 12-1 vs 6. Tennessee 10-2
Last Week: 3. Clemson 12-1 vs 6. Notre Dame 11-1

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Rose Bowl

Wednesday, January 1, 2025
5:00, ESPN
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Last Season: Michigan 27, Alabama 20 OT
CFP Bowl Projection1. Ohio State 12-0 vs 9. Texas 10-2
Last Week: 1. Ohio State 13-0 vs 9. Tennessee 10-2

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Allstate Sugar Bowl

Wednesday, January 1, 2025
8:45, ESPN
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Last Season: Washington 37, Texas 31
CFP Bowl Projection
2. Georgia 12-1 vs 10. Alabama
Last Week: 2. Georgia 12-1 vs 7. Texas 10-2

Predictions for Every Remaining Game
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | SEC
- Standings and predicted final records for each team

College Football Playoff Semifinal Capital One Orange Bowl

Thursday, January 9, 2025
7:30, ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
Last Season: Georgia 63, Florida State 3
CFP Bowl Projection
2. Georgia vs 6. Tennessee
Last Week: 2. Georgia vs 6. Notre Dame

College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl

Friday, January 10, 2025
7:30, ESPN
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Last Season: Missouri 14, Ohio State 3
CFP Bowl Projection
1. Ohio State vs 5. Notre Dame
Last Week: 1. Ohio State vs 5. Alabama

College Football Playoff National Championship

Monday, January 20, 2025
7:30, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Last Season: Michigan 34, Washington 13
CFP Bowl Projection
1. Ohio State vs 2. Georgia
Last Week: 1. Ohio State vs 2. Georgia