Georgia, Michigan, TCU, Ohio St. picked for CFP

Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State volition play for the nationalist title aft being chosen for the College Football Playoff connected Sunday.

After not playing successful a league title game, the Buckeyes (11-1) moved up 1 spot pursuing USC's nonaccomplishment successful the Pac-12 rubric crippled Friday to springiness the Big Ten 2 playoff teams for the archetypal clip successful the format's nine-year history.

No. 4 Ohio State volition look No. 1 Georgia successful the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and No. 2 Michigan volition look No. 3 TCU successful the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl connected Dec. 31.

The CFP National Championship presented by AT&T volition beryllium played Jan. 9 astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California.

TCU (12-1) held connected to its No. 3 ranking aft losing successful overtime successful the Big 12 title crippled to Kansas State. The Horned Frogs and Buckeyes are the 5th and sixth teams to marque the College Football Playoff without winning a league title.

Horned Frogs manager Sonny Dykes said helium was acrophobic astir his team's playoff presumption aft the nonaccomplishment but added that helium had religion successful the enactment committee.

"I deliberation we're surely deserving," Dykes said.

Alabama (10-2) had hoped to marque a leap into the apical 4 pursuing USC's and TCU's losses, with manager Nick Saban lobbying for his squad Saturday.

"If we played immoderate of those teams that are connected the borderline of getting in, would we beryllium the underdogs oregon the favorite?" Saban said connected Fox astatine halftime of the Big Ten championship.

The Crimson Tide were ranked 5th by the enactment committee.

Georgia (13-0) and Michigan (13-0) are successful the playoff for the 2nd consecutive year. They won their respective league rubric games handily Saturday and volition look to go the 4th squad to triumph the CFP with an undefeated record.

Information from The Associated Press was utilized successful this report.