The Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) are the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff. Georgia is ranked behind No. 1 Indiana (13-0) and No. 2 Ohio State (12-1). Georgia's playoff ranking should give the Bulldogs motivation entering the playoff since coach Kirby Smart can consider the selection committee to be doubters. Georgia is coming off a dominant 28-7 SEC championship win over Alabama .
"I don't think anybody wants to see this version of the Bulldogs," ESPN analyst Booger McFarland said. Georgia will have a bye in the first-round of the playoff. The Dawgs will make their playoff debut against the winner of the first-round game between the No. 6 seed Ole Miss Rebels and No. 11 seed Tulane Green Wave .
Georgia already beat Ole Miss 43-35 back in October in Athens. Ole Miss' defense did not stop the Georgia offense all game and the Bulldogs outscored Ole Miss 17-0 in the fourth quarter. Georgia could play against an Ole Miss team that is without head coach Lane Kiffin, who took the head coach job at LSU.
Georgia is expected to play Ole Miss, who will be heavy favorites over Tulane. Ole Miss won 45-10 at Tulane earlier this season and will host the Green Wave.
Indiana (Big Ten champion)
Ohio State
Georgia (SEC champion)
Texas Tech (Big 12 champion)
Oregon
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Alabama
Miami
Tulane (highest ranked Group of Five champion)
James Madison (fifth-highest ranked conference champion)
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, Louisiana) at 8 p.m. ET on Jan. 1
Opponent: Ole Miss or Tulane
Last season, Georgia played Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl and lost 23-10
First round:Dec. 19 and 20
Quarterfinals:Dec. 31 and Jan. 1
Semifinals:Jan. 8 and 9
National championship:Jan. 19
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