CBS College Football Playoff Projections tabs Texas Longhorns to be 5th seed

With the college football playoff expanding to 12 teams, it seems almost a lock that the Texas Longhorns will be included. But where?

In a (very) early college playoff projections, CBS Sports has listed Texas as the fifth seed in the expanded playoffs. According to CBS writer Jerry Palm , Texas would host a first round game against Boise State.

Palm explains, “ Because the byes will be handed to conference champions, it’s possible the teams that earn byes will not actually be the four highest-rated teams in the final CFP Rankings. In our CBS Sports preseason projection, only two of the top four teams, No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Ohio State, receive byes to the quarterfinals.”

Texas will have to win the SEC to be a top four seed and receive a first round bye. “That means No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Oregon would host first-round games as the respective fifth and sixth seeds,” Palm says.

CBS has four SEC teams in the top six of the final College Football Playoff rankings. Thus, the conference would have the top seed, plus seeds five, seven and eight.

Projected 2024 College Football Playoff Seeds:

1. Georgia Bulldogs (Bye)

2. Ohio State Buckeyes (Bye)

3. Utah Utes (Bye)

4. Florida State Seminoles (Bye)

5. Texas Longhorns vs. 12. Boise State (Winner faces 4. Florida State)

6. Oregon Ducks vs. 11. Kansas State Wildcats (Winner faces 3. Utah)

7. Alabama Crimson Tide vs. 10. Miami (FL) Hurricanes (Winner faces 2. Ohio State)

8. Texas A&M Aggies vs. 9. Penn State Nittany Lions (Winner faces 1. Georgia)

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