Bowl Predictions for Top Teams Ahead of Final CFP Poll Reveal: 2022

12/4/2022

The College Football Playoff selection committee had a great idea of which four teams would land in the playoff bracket going into conference championship weekend.

The Georgia Bulldogs and Michigan Wolverines restored order to the top four by closing out championship weekend with wins, and in the process, locking down the top two seeds in the playoff bracket.

We know Georgia will be the top seed and play a defacto home game at the Peach Bowl inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on New Years’ Eve and that Michigan will be the No. 2 seed and is likely headed for the Fiesta Bowl.

TCU is likely still in the playoff because it only suffered one loss and that occurred in the Big 12 Championship Game.

USC is in trouble because it now has two losses to the same team, the Utah Utes. The selection committee may be more inclined to move the Ohio State Buckeyes up from No. 5 to replace USC.

If that happens, the committee then has to figure out where to rank TCU and Ohio State. A jump from No. 5 to No. 3 for the Buckeyes would set up a rivalry rematch with Michigan.

College Football Playoff projection

As projected by CBS Sports bowls expert Jerry Palm

DATE	GAME / LOC.	MATCHUP	PREDICTION
Jan. 9	National Championship Inglewood, Calif.	Title game	Semifinal winners
Dec. 31	Peach Bowl Atlanta	Semifinal	(1) Georgia vs. (4) Ohio State
Dec. 31	Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.	Semifinal	(2) Michigan vs. (3) TCU