Panelists from The Dallas Morning News, The Ticket and NBC5 select outcomes for games, straight and against the spread.
It’s a lot of the usual suspects in the CFP’s first playoff release. Where does that leave Texas, Texas A&M, SMU?
Plus, the first bracket projection pits the Texas Longhorns with a juicy first-round matchup in Austin.
See the full bracket, top 25 and where Texas teams stand in the College Football Playoff rankings compared to the AP Top 25.
The Bulldogs went on a 24-4 run in the second half to run away with a top-10 win.
SMU, which is currently on a six-game win streak, reached its highest point in the rankings thus far this season.
After cruising past Pitt in a highly-anticipated ACC showdown, SMU has jumped seven spots in the latest poll.
Baylor (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) won the same way TCU did two years ago in Waco.
All the Power 4 conferences use the same communications system as the Big 12.
Scott Drew’s Bears are re-tooling after a pair of one-and-done seasons from their stars last year.
