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Can’t get enough Lane Kiffin? Mississippi-LSU would be a CFP matchup in bracket based on AP Top 25

Can’t get enough Lane Kiffin? Mississippi-LSU would be a CFP matchup in bracket based on AP Top 25

Summary

The latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll suggests a possible College Football Playoff (CFP) matchup between Mississippi and LSU. LSU coach Lane Kiffin moved from Mississippi to LSU last year, adding interest to this potential playoff game. The CFP would start with first-round games on December 18-19 and end with the championship on January 25 in Las Vegas.

Key Facts

  • Mississippi would play at LSU in a first-round CFP game based on the current AP Top 25 poll.
  • The top four seeds in the CFP would be Ohio State, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Texas.
  • Five conference champions from the Power Four and Group of Six conferences automatically qualify for the CFP.
  • The other seven CFP spots go to the next highest-ranked teams in the rankings.
  • Lane Kiffin left Mississippi to become the LSU head coach last December.
  • The first-round CFP games will be December 18-19; quarterfinals on December 30 and January 1; semifinals on January 14-15; and the championship game on January 25.
  • Boise State would qualify as the Group of Six champion despite not being in the AP Top 25.
  • Oklahoma, Alabama, and USC are just outside the CFP bracket based on the current poll.
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