Forde: College Football Playoff Projected Bracket After Week 14

Big Ten and SEC stack the field with projected ACC championship game winner Virginia getting at-large bid along with Group of 5 representative Tulane.

Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes completed an undefeated regular season and will face Indiana in the Big Ten championship game next weekend. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

If today were Selection Sunday—and it nearly is—here is how The Dash would arrange the College Football Playoff field.

College Football Playoff Projected Seeding After Week 14

1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Georgia
4. Texas Tech
5. Oregon
6. Mississippi
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma
9. Notre Dame
10. Alabama
11. Virginia
12. Tulane 

On the Bubble

• Miami
• Vanderbilt
• BYU
• Texas

First Round 

• No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Oregon
• No. 11 Virginia at No. 6 Mississippi
• No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Texas A&M
• No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma

Quarterfinals

• Cotton Bowl: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. winner of No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Oregon
• Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Georgia vs. winner of No. 11 Virginia at No. 6 Mississippi
• Orange Bowl: No. 2 Indiana vs. winner of No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Texas A&M
• Rose Bowl: No. 1 Ohio State vs. winner of No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma

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