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 the Nos. 5-8 seeds.

As the 2024 college football regular season winds down, games start to take on even more importance, especially with the postseason looming around the corner. Just look at the Week 12, which features several contests that boast major implications on conference races and the scramble for the 12-team College Football Playoff -- and that even includes some unranked teams.