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College football bowl projections: Texas surges, Florida debuts as SEC crowds CFP bracket

Florida enters the projected 12-team College Football Playoff for the first time, with the Southeastern Conference placing six teams in the field.

  • On Sunday, The Associated Press placed the Florida Gators in the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket for the first time, with first-year coach Jon Sumrall's team surging 13 spots to earn the final home-field seed.
  • Exceeding expectations in his debut season, Sumrall has the Gators ahead of schedule in Gainesville with a defense ranking among the nation's best after blanking Ohio State in the second half earlier this month.
  • The Southeastern Conference currently places six teams in the field, benefiting from a new metric evaluating conference strength that gives the SEC and Big Ten greater influence in the at-large selection conversation.
  • Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Miami occupy the top four seeds, while Ohio State, Indiana, Alabama, and Florida would host first-round games in the current projection.
  • The Gators face a challenging five-week stretch against Missouri, Texas, and Georgia that will test their newfound status as they navigate the remainder of their conference schedule.
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Florida would appear on CFP bracket and host a first-round game based on AP Top 25; 6 SEC teams in

Florida not only would be on the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket for the first time based on The Associated Press Top 25, the Gators would host a first-round game

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CBS Sports broke the news in Fort Lauderdale, United States on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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