There are several big changes after LSU’s 46-41 victory against Alabama on Saturday. For the first time all season, the Crimson Tide are not projected to make the College Football Playoff. Sporting News moved into Oregon into the final Playoff spot for now, and the Ducks would face LSU in the Peach Bowl semifinal. We slid Ohio State and Clemson into a Fiesta Bowl rematch.
What does that mean for Alabama? For now, an Orange Bowl matchup with Virginia. That’s not where we pictured the Crimson Tide finishing this season, but that’s the play for now.
MORE: Week 12 Playoff picture
The 2019 college football postseason schedule features 40 bowl games between FBS teams, with the finale at the national title game on Jan. 13 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. This year’s semifinal games will be on Dec. 28.
Sporting News has projections for all 40 bowl games here, and they will be updated each week during the college football season. Our projections heading into Week 12 of the college football season:
Week 12 college football bowl projections
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