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ESPN experts update College Football Playoff picks after Week 2
By Andrew Olson
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The 2024 season marks a new era of college football with the beginning of the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Rankings by the CFP selection committee will determine the bids that go to the 5 highest-ranked conference champions and the 7 highest-ranked remaining at-large teams. The top 4 conference champions will automatically be seeded 1-4 and receive first-round byes. Seeds 5-12 will play on-campus first-round games (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, etc).
With so many at-large bids up for grabs, the SEC is expected to be well-represented in the first season of the 12-team Playoff. ESPN’s college football experts recently shared their picks for Playoff teams after Week 2.
Georgia began the 2024 season No. 1 in the polls. Through 2 games against Clemson and Tennessee Tech, the Bulldogs have scored 82 points and have yet to give up a touchdown, allowing 6 points on 2 field goals.
Unsurprisingly, UGA is the universal pick for the No. 1 overall seed by ESPN’s experts. Other SEC programs getting Playoff love include Alabama, Mizzou, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas. All of those SEC teams were already in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 except for Tennessee. The Volunteers, though, are sure to be moving up after a 51-10 win over No. 24 NC State in Charlotte.
Here are the latest Playoff picks from ESPN’s 13 experts:
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