Joel Klatt makes prediction for how 12-team College Football Playoff field will look

Joel Klatt and several other analysts released their final College Football Playoff rankings with the real thing coming up in just a matter of hours. Conference championship week is now in the books, with several close games and a few surprises.

Such has been the theme of the season as the college football landscape continues to shift.

In his rankings, Klatt had an undefeated Oregon team at the top, followed by a Georgia squad that has now won two consecutive overtime games, a Boise State team that is making history behind the Bulldogs and Arizona State at No. 4 after the Sun Devils recorded a 45-19 win over Iowa State in the conference title game.

Here’s a look at his complete final bracket:

1) Oregon

2) Georgia

3) Boise State

4) Arizona State

5) Notre Dame vs. 12) Alabama

6) Ohio State vs. 11) Clemson

7) Texas vs. 10) Indiana

8) Penn State vs. 9) Tennessee

My bracket/seeding prediction (12/7)
1) @oregonfootball
2) @GeorgiaFootball
3) @BroncoSportsFB
4) @ASUFootball

5) @NDFootball
12) @AlabamaFTBL

6) @OhioStateFB
11) @ClemsonFB

7) @TexasFootball
10) @IndianaFootball

8) @PennStateFball
9) @Vol_Football

— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) December 8, 2024

Klatt caught plenty of criticism, with several in the comments section saying that it was egregious that Texas dropped this far after the loss to Georgia, and more saying that it was not fair for SMU to be edged out while Alabama was still allowed a spot in the mix.

It will be interesting to see just how things shake out with the reveal set to start at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Crissy Froyd

Crissy covers SEC football news for Saturday Down South.