The 2024 college football regular season has concluded, and the matchups of the 9 FBS conference championship games are now finalized. Some of them will decide the automatic-qualifier bids for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff.
Key games that played a part in setting these matchups included Georgia’s 8-overtime win over Georgia Tech, Michigan’s stunning upset of Ohio State, and Miami’s loss to Syracuse, which likely eliminated the Hurricanes from playoff contention. These results clarified the playoff picture and settled tiebreaker scenarios for some of the conferences.
Here’s a summary of the 9 championship matchups:
Friday, December 6
• Mountain West: #11 Boise State (11-1) faces #22 UNLV (10-2), 7:00 PM on FOX.
• The American: Army (10-1) faces #17 Tulane (9-3), 7:00 PM on ABC.
• Conference-USA: Jacksonville St. (8-4) faces Western Kentucky (8-4), 6:00 PM on CBSSN.
Saturday, December 7
• ACC: #9 SMU (11-1) faces #12 Clemson (9-3), 7:00 PM on ABC.
• SEC: #3 Texas (11-1) faces #7 Georgia (10-2) in a rematch of their October clash, 3:00 PM on ABC.
• Big Ten: #1 Oregon (12-0) faces #4 Penn State (11-1), 7:00 PM on CBS.
• Big 12: #16 Arizona State (10-2) faces #18 Iowa State (10-2), 11:00 AM on ABC.
• Sun Belt: Louisiana faces Marshall, 6:30 PM on ESPN.
• MAC: Ohio (9-3) faces Miami-OH (8-4), 11:00 AM on ESPN.