In the new, expanded 12-team playoff, the five highest-ranked conference champions will make the field along with the next seven highest-ranked teams. The four highest-ranked conference champions will be awarded first-round byes, with the other eight teams meeting at the campus sites of the Nos. 5-8 seeds.

The College Football Playoff projections go through some major changes after Week 12 turned wild late in the night

Coming off the second College Football Playoff rankings, there were teams with losses facing potential elimination scenarios. The Georgia Bulldogs and SMU Mustangs needed wins to keep alive conference title or at-large playoff bids.

After Tennessee fans shook off disappointment from a loss to Georgia, they realized that a playoff bid is still within reach. Here's how.

Tennessee suffered its second loss of the season in a tough road environment vs. No. 10 Georgia. Here's how it affects the Vols' playoff chances:

The Longhorns' loss to Georgia in October is looming large right about now but if there is a such thing as a quality loss, UT certainly has one (which is good with the win over Mi