College Football Playoff 2023: Final Four rankings, bracket announced

History was made nine years ago when the College Football Playoff first came into existence, forever changing the way a national champion was determined by expanding the field to four semifinalist teams. Now, the 2023 edition will also make history as the last postseason before the field is expanded to 12 teams in 2024. What teams are in contention to play for the national championship this time around?
College Football Playoff Final Four
How did we do? We went 4-for-4. Our prediction for the College Football Playoff
- No. 1 Michigan vs.
- No. 4 Alabama
- No. 2 Washington vs.
- No. 3 Texas
New Year's Six Bowl Games
More here: The complete College Football Bowl Season schedule
Fiesta Bowl
Oregon vs. Liberty
Peach Bowl
Ole Miss vs. Penn State
Orange Bowl
Florida State vs. Georgia
Cotton Bowl
Ohio State vs. Missouri
College Football Playoff rankings
- Michigan
- Washington
- Texas
- Alabama
- Florida State
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Penn State
- Ole Miss
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Arizona
- Louisville
- Notre Dame
- Iowa
- NC State
- Oregon State
- Oklahoma State
- Tennessee
- Clemson
- Liberty
- SMU
- Kansas State
More college football from SI: Top 25 Rankings | Schedule | All Teams

James Parks is the founder and publisher of College Football HQ. He has covered football for a decade, previously managing several team sites and publishing national content for 247Sports.com for five years. His work has also been published on CBSSports.com. He founded College Football HQ in 2020, and the site joined the Sports Illustrated Fannation Network in 2022 and the On SI network in 2024.