Now that the College Football Playoff matchups and schedule have been released, diehard fans for all 12 teams that are still alive can start making travel plans to cheer on their teams in person.
The most important element for those potential road trips is, of course, securing tickets to the games.
While the top four seeds – Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State – have an extra week before they have to play their first games, fans of the teams playing first-round games need to get to work quickly. Fortunately, we have all the information you need to secure those golden tickets.
FULL BOWL LINEUP: Schedule, matchups, times for all 46 postseason games
All first-round games will take place at the home field of the higher-seeded team and will be played on either Friday, Dec. 20 or Saturday, Dec. 21.
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 Clemson
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 11 SMU
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Indiana
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Tennessee
No. 4 Arizona State vs. Texas/Clemson winner
No. 1 Oregon vs. Ohio State/Tennessee winner
No. 3 Boise State vs. Penn State/SMU winner
No. 2 Georgia vs. Notre Dame/Indiana winner
National semifinal 1
National semifinal 2
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