With many teams a third of the way through their regular-season schedules, the College Football Playoff and bowl pictures are starting to come into focus. Obviously a lot will change between now and the kickoff to bowl season on Dec. 17, but after making initial bowl projections before the season, we now have an idea of how things will shake out.
Here’s a reminder about how the college football postseason works. The playoff selection committee will choose the teams for the two playoff semifinals—the Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl this year—and the four other marquee bowls that are part of the New Year’s Six.