Peach Bowl

About the 12-Team College Football Playoff Format

• The 12 participating teams will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams.
• The ranking of the teams will continue to be done by a selection committee.
• The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and will receive a first-round bye. 
• The eight teams seeded No. 5-12 will play in a first round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.).
• The selection committee will assign the four highest-ranked conference champions to Playoff Quarterfinals, including the 2024 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. This will be done in consideration of historic bowl relationships, then in consideration of rankings. 
• With the four highest-ranked conference champions assigned to bowls, their four Playoff Quarterfinal opponents will be dictated by the bracket (i.e., No. 1 vs. No. 8/9 winner, No. 4 vs. No. 5/12 winner, No. 2 vs. 7/10 winner; No. 3 vs. 6/11 winner.)
• The College Football Playoff bracket will follow the selection committee’s rankings, with no modifications made to avoid rematches between teams that may have played during the regular season or are from the same conference.