Georgia Bulldogs College Football Playoff ranking predictions, path

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Georgia Bulldogs College Football Playoff ranking predictions, path

The Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) earned an enormous 28-7 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3) in the 2025 SEC championship. Georgia‘s win means that the Bulldogs will have a bye in the first-round of the College Football Playoff.

The Bulldogs will find out their playoff fate soon enough with the selection committee revealing the final 12 teams at noon ET on Sunday. However, we can’t help but project what Georgia’s playoff path will look like before the committee’s final decision.

Georgia won’t play in the first-round. We expect Georgia to be the No. 2 seed in the playoff after winning the SEC. That’s the same fate Georgia had last season, but the playoff has shuffled around the format and no longer gives automatic byes to conference champions.

Projected playoff field

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) throws a pass during the first quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the 2025 SEC Championship game

  1. Indiana (Big Ten champion)
  2. Georgia (SEC champion)
  3. Ohio State
  4. Texas Tech (Big 12 champion)
  5. Oregon
  6. Ole Miss
  7. Texas A&M
  8. Oklahoma
  9. Notre Dame
  10. Alabama
  11. Tulane (highest ranked Group of Five champion)
  12. James Madison (fifth-highest ranked conference champion)

First out: Miami Hurricanes (projected)

CFP quarterfinals (projected)

  • No. 1 Indiana vs. winner of No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Notre Dame
  • No. 2 Georgia vs. winner of No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Alabama
  • No. 3 Ohio State vs. winner of No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane
  • No. 4 Texas Tech vs. winner of No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 James Madison

Georgia’s quarterfinal game is projected to be the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The Bulldogs are projected to play Texas A&M or Alabama in this scenario. However, Georgia could also play Notre Dame or Miami, who are also top candidates to be the No. 10 seed. The No. 10 seed will be the last at-large spot in the playoff. Texas A&M is expected to stay put as the No. 7 seed.

One of the most difficult seeds to predict are where the committee puts Ohio State in relation to Georgia and Texas Tech. Ohio State could be the No. 4 seed or even the No. 2 seed, but we think they’ll be the No. 3 seed. In this scenario, Ohio State would be Georgia’s most likely matchup in the semifinals.

CFP key dates

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  • First round: Dec. 19 and 20
  • Quarterfinals: Dec. 31 and Jan. 1
  • Semifinals: Jan. 8 and 9
  • National championship: Jan. 19

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This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Predicting Georgia football’s CFP path after SEC championship

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