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Unbeaten Teams Get Top Seeds; Georgia Pursues Sixth SEC Title

8/10/2026

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The expanded College Football Playoff gives unbeaten regular-season teams higher seeds.
Since 2020, only ten teams have reached conference-championship weekend unbeaten, with no season having more than two.
Ohio State, Texas and Oregon have the toughest road schedules, with Ohio State playing at six venues.
Georgia, led by Kirby Smart, aims for a sixth straight SEC title and hopes to win at Bryant-Denny, its first there since 2007.

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Story summary

The expanded College Football Playoff gives unbeaten regular-season teams higher seeds.
Since 2020, only ten teams have reached conference-championship weekend unbeaten, with no season having more than two.
Ohio State, Texas and Oregon have the toughest road schedules, with Ohio State playing at six venues.
Georgia, led by Kirby Smart, aims for a sixth straight SEC title and hopes to win at Bryant-Denny, its first there since 2007.