Week 1 is in the books, with some close calls and wild finishes but no earth-shattering upsets. Even so, we have a slate of results to judge teams by — our first on-field glimpse as to who could succeed, who might falter and who could be part of the College Football Playoff in 2024.
In the new, expanded 12-team playoff, the five highest ranked conference champions will make the field along with the next seven highest-ranked teams.
The four highest ranked conference champions will be awarded first-round byes, with the other eight teams meeting at the campus sites of seeds Nos.
5 through 8. From there, the quarterfinals and semifinals will be played in what had been the New Year's Six bowls, with this season's national championship game scheduled for Jan.