CFP Bracket Watch: BYU claims No. 4 seed with top 3 the same; A&M at Texas penciled in for 1st round

Oregon, Georgia and Miami remained nan apical 3 seeds successful The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection pinch BYU overtaking Iowa State for No. 4

Oregon, Georgia and Miami remained nan apical 3 seeds successful The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection connected Sunday, pinch BYU overtaking Iowa State for No. 4.

BYU, promoted to No. 9 successful the AP Top 25 aft it its triumph astatine UCF, moved past nan Cyclones arsenic nan projected Big 12 champion. ISU was tied pinch Clemson for 11th successful nan poll; some were idle Saturday.

Iowa State and Clemson are listed arsenic either/or No. 11 seeds because of their necktie successful nan Top 25. The 11 seed would play astatine No. 6 Ohio State successful nan first round.

Texas A&M's triumph complete LSU moved nan Aggies onto nan bracket arsenic nan No. 10 seed and matched against longtime rival Texas for a first-round crippled successful Austin.

A reminder astir nan format: The apical 4 seeds are assigned to nan highest-ranked convention champions, sloppy of their wide ranking. The 5 highest-ranked convention champions, sloppy of league, are guaranteed spots successful nan field.

There is nary headdress connected nan number of teams that tin travel from 1 conference. The CFP action committee starts ranking teams Nov. 5, but for now, nan breakdown via nan AP Top 25:

— No. 9 Notre Dame astatine No. 8 Tennessee. Winner vs. No. 1 Oregon successful nan Rose Bowl.

— No. 12 Boise State astatine No. 5 Penn State. Winner vs. No. 4 BYU successful nan Fiesta Bowl.

— No. 10 Texas A&M astatine No. 7 Texas. Winner vs. No. 2 Georgia successful nan Sugar Bowl.

— No. 11 Clemson aliases Iowa State astatine No. 6 Ohio State. Winner vs. No. 3 Miami successful nan Peach Bowl.

Moving successful this week: Texas A&M.

Moving out: LSU.

Next five: T-No. 11 Clemson aliases Iowa State, No. 13 Indiana, No. 14 Alabama, No. 16 LSU.

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