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CFP Quarterfinals Set: Top Seeds Eye Championship Glory

12/27/2025

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CFP Quarterfinals Announced

The College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinals will include the Cotton, Orange, Sugar, and Rose Bowls.
The top four seeds, No. 1 Indiana, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Texas Tech, received first-round byes.
Indiana will play No. 9 Alabama in the Rose Bowl, while Ohio State faces No. 10 Miami in the Cotton Bowl.
Georgia will compete against No. 6 Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl, and Texas Tech will play No. 5 Oregon in the Orange Bowl.
The national championship game is set for January 19, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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ESPN's CFP Predictions

ESPN Analytics assigns win probabilities for the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, with Ohio State at 70.5% to beat Miami, Indiana at 71.4% to beat Alabama, Texas Tech at 51.6% to beat Oregon, and Georgia at 60.1% to beat Ole Miss.
ESPN will broadcast the games, starting with Ohio State vs. Miami on December 31 and ending with Georgia vs. Ole Miss on January 1.
Announcer lineups are confirmed.

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CFP Quarterfinals Announced

The College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinals will include the Cotton, Orange, Sugar, and Rose Bowls.
The top four seeds, No. 1 Indiana, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Texas Tech, received first-round byes.
Indiana will play No. 9 Alabama in the Rose Bowl, while Ohio State faces No. 10 Miami in the Cotton Bowl.
Georgia will compete against No. 6 Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl, and Texas Tech will play No. 5 Oregon in the Orange Bowl.
The national championship game is set for January 19, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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