User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2020 College Football Playoffs
2020 College Football Playoffs determined the winner of the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The tournament composed of 24 teams, where eight teams earned byes, and 16 earned wildcards. Of the 24 teams, 10 earned automatic berths by virtue of being conference champions.
Teams
[edit]Automatic bids
[edit]Eight conference champions automatically qualified.
| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Cincinnati | 1st | — |
| ACC | Clemson | 7th | 2019 |
| Big Ten | Ohio State | 5th | 2015 |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma | 6th | 2019 |
| Conference USA | UAB | 1st | — |
| MAC | Ball State | 1st | — |
| Mountain West | San Jose State | 1st | — |
| Pac-12 | Oregon | 2nd | 2014 |
| SEC | Alabama | 6th | 2019 |
| Sun Belt | Coastal Carolina | 1st | — |
At-large bids
[edit]Sixteen conference champions automatically qualified.
| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | Notre Dame | 3rd | 2017 |
| ACC | North Carolina | 1st | — |
| ACC | Miami (FL) | 2nd | 2017 |
| American | Tulsa | 1st | — |
| Big 12 | Iowa State | 1st | — |
| Big 12 | Texas | 2nd | 2017 |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma State | 2nd | 2017 |
| Big Ten | Indiana | 1st | — |
| Big Ten | Northwestern | 1st | — |
| Big Ten | Iowa | 1st | — |
| Independent | BYU | 1st | — |
| Pac-12 | USC | 1st | — |
| SEC | Texas A&M | 2nd | 2015 |
| SEC | Florida | 1st | — |
| SEC | Georgia | 3rd | 2019 |
| Sun Belt | Louisiana | 1st | — |
Bracket
[edit]| Wildcard round December 19, 2020 | Second round December 26, 2020 | Quarterfinals January 2, 2021 | Semifinals January 9, 2021 | National Championship January 15, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Texas | 37 | 17 | USC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | USC | 44 | 1 | Alabama | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oklahoma | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oklahoma | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgia | 26 | 24 | Ball State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Ball State | 27 | 1 | Alabama | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Iowa | 22 | 13 | Iowa | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Oregon | 9 | 4 | Notre Dame | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 30 | 12 | Coastal Carolina | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | UAB | 23 | 4 | Notre Dame | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Clemson | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Clemson | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | North Carolina | 14 | 18 | Louisiana | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Louisiana | 45 | 2 | Clemson | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Northwestern | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Indiana | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Northwestern | 29 | 10 | Northwestern | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | San Jose State | 6 | 2 | Clemson | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cincinnati | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | BYU | 37 | 14 | BYU | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 23 | 3 | Ohio State | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cincinnati | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cincinnati | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Iowa State | 34 | 11 | Iowa State | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Tulsa | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||