Bring On The Playoffs
12/05/2022
By: Jeff Yoder
After Champ Week Upsets, #1 Georgia, #2 Michigan, #3 TCU & #4 Ohio State Make Up CFB Playoff
The 2022 college football season wrapped up on Saturday, and the four teams in the CFB Playoff are officially set in stone. Two upsets to the top-4 teams made things interesting over the weekend as #4 USC and #3 TCU both fell in the conference title games. USC’s loss to Utah knocked them out of the picture, but TCU’s overtime loss — their first of the season — didn’t ruin their playoff chances. Georgia and Michigan were both easy winners of the SEC and Big Ten, and Ohio State moved back into the playoff with an 11-1 record. That only loss came via Michigan last weekend. The final four are set, and now we await the Heisman Trophy prior to bowl season.
Conference Championships
#1 Georgia def. #14 LSU (50-30)
#2 Michigan def. Purdue (43-22)
#10 Kansas State def. #3 TCU (31-28)
#9 Clemson def. #23 North Carolina (39-10)
College Football Playoff Schedule
Peach Bowl: #1 Georgia vs. #4 Ohio State (Sat. Dec. 31)
Fiesta Bowl: #2 Michigan vs. #3 TCU (Sat. Dec. 31)
National Championship (Mon. Jan. 9)
Other Top Bowl Games
Orange Bowl: #6 Tennessee vs. #7 Clemson (Fri. Dec. 30)
Sugar Bowl: #5 Alabama vs. #9 Kansas State (Sat. Dec. 31)
Cotton Bowl: #10 USC vs. #16 Tulane (Mon. Jan. 2)
Rose Bowl: #8 Utah vs. #11 Penn State (Mon. Jan. 2)
Additional Storylines
USA Today: Winners & Losers From Final College Football Playoff Rankings
NCAA: 2022-23 College Football Bowl Game Schedule
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