College Football Playoff sets final 4 for 2023 national championship
The College Football Playoff field is now set. Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama will compete for the 2023 national championship.
The 2023 season is the final year of the 4-team Playoff and featured the most intense debate surrounding the 4 spots. Michigan and Washington were locks to make it after going undefeated and winning their conference championship games.
Three other conference champions were competing for the final 2 spots. Alabama boasted the biggest win of the season after taking down a top-ranked Georgia team. Texas, though, held a head-to-head tiebreaker over Alabama. Florida State, meanwhile, is an undefeated Power 5 conference champion, albeit without its star quarterback.
There was also some talk of 12-1 Georgia, No. 1 in polls for much of the season, making the final 4. There were arguments made that UGA did not deserve to fall more than 3 spots from No. 1 after losing to Alabama. The Dawgs notched a 29-game winning streak during their dominating run.
The sixth and final CFP selection committee rankings of the 2023 season were unveiled Sunday live on ESPN. The top 6 teams were the first revealed. Unlike the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll, the committee does not rank teams following bowl games.
