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

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

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.

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:

In their first game since finding themselves outside the College Football Playoff picture, the Bulldogs beat No. 7 Tennessee to show they aren’t going anywhere.

Here's a look at the weekly prediction of what the top 25 might look like in the committee's third ranking on Tuesday. Remember, this is not a projection of what it will look like on Selection Day. Rather, it's a snapshot of who's in the driver's seat now, based on what they have done to this point and how the committee has already evaluated them.