College Football Playoff: Teams Ranked By Miles Traveled
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The road to the college football national championship has never been so long as it is this season – at least in terms of post season games and the calendar.
The first round of the College Football Playoff takes place on December 20-21. A champion will be crowned a month later, with the national championship game on Monday, January 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
The 12 College Football Playoff teams come from the SEC, Big 12, B1G, ACC, and Mountain West. But in terms of miles traveled to get his far, the disparity between the schools is remarkable.
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No team in the College Football Playoff has traveled more miles to reach this stage of the season than the Oregon Ducks. In their first year in the B1G, the Ducks covered 16,338.38 miles from stadium to stadium and crossed 22 time zones. That includes their 3808.88-mile round trip to the B1G title game against Penn State in Indianapolis.
On the other end of the list are the Clemson Tigers. Ranked No. 11 in the College Football Playoff Poll, Clemson traveled just 2,709.96 miles this season. Clemson won the ACC championship game in Charlotte, North Carolina, and never left the Eastern Time Zone all season.
College Football Playoff Team-By-Team Miles Traveled In 2024
Here is a rundown of the miles traveled by each of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff this season. Teams are listed by their seeding in the Playoff, and listed with miles traveled, time zones crossed (TZ), upcoming miles in the College Football Playoff by round, total miles to be traveled (Miles +) and odds to win the national championship.
| - | TEAM | MILES | TZ | R1 MILES + OPP. | QTRFNL MILES + OPP. | MILES+ | ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oregon | 16,339.38 | 22 | BYE | 1462.82 (Rose Bowl) | 17,802.20 | +360 |
| 2. | Georgia | 4,164.86 | 6 | BYE | 961.26 (Sugar Bowl) | 5,126.12 | +450 |
| 3. | Boise St. | 13,625.70 | 14 | BYE | 1453.28 (Fiesta Bowl) | 15,078.98 | +6500 |
| 4. | Arizona St. | 11,748.52 | 14 | BYE | 3,166.82 (Peach Bowl) | 14,915.34 | +6000 |
| 5. | Texas | 7,007.12 | 4 | vs. Clemson | TBD | 7,007.12 | +360 |
| 6. | Penn St. | 9,491.96 | 10 | vs. SMU | TBD | 9,491.96 | +600 |
| 7. | Notre Dame | 9,365.84 | 8 | vs. Indiana | TBD | 9,365.84 | +800 |
| 8. | Ohio St. | 5,633.04 | 4 | vs. Tennessee | TBD | 5,633.04 | +475 |
| 9. | Tennessee | 3,268.58 | 6 | 566.88 (at Texas) | TBD | 3,835.46 | +2500 |
| 10. | Indiana | 4,894.88 | 8 | 348.76 (at ND) | TBD | 5,243.64 | +4000 |
| 11. | SMU | 13,159.18 | 14 | 2,362.06 (at Penn St.) | TBD | 15,521.24 | +4500 |
| 12. | Clemson | 2,709.96 | 0 | 1,839.50 (at Texas) | TBD | 4,549.46 | +5500 |
College Football Playoff Schedule + Odds
Here is a breakdown of the upcoming College Football Playoff schedule, with the latest betting odds:
Round 1 - Friday, December, 20
(10) Indiana at (7) Notre Dame
8 p.m., Notre Dame Stadium
TV: ABC/ESPN
Odds: Notre Dame -7.5
Money line: Notre Dame (-290); Indiana (+235)
O/U: 51.5 (O -105; U -115)
Round 1 - Saturday, December, 21
(11) SMU at (7) Penn State
12 p.m., Beaver Stadium
TV: TNT/MAX
Odds: Penn State -8.5
Money line: SMU (+250); Penn State (-310)
O/U: 54 (O -108; U -112)
(12) Clemson at (5) Texas
4 p.m., DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
TV: TNT/MAX
Odds: Texas -11
Money line: Clemson (+310); Texas (-395)
O/U: 51.5 (O -108; U -112)
(9) Tennessee at (8) Ohio State
8 p.m., Ohio Stadium
TV: ABC/ESPN
Odds: Ohio State -7.5
Money line: Tennessee (+230); Ohio State (-285)
O/U: 47 (O -110; U -110)
Quarterfinal: Tuesday, December 31
Fiesta Bowl
Penn State/SMU vs (3) Boise State
7:30 p.m., State Farm Stadium
TV: ESPN
Odds: Penn State -12.5 vs Boise State
SMU -5.5 vs Boise State
Money line: TBD
O/U: TBD
Quarterfinal: Wednesday, January 1
Peach Bowl
Texas/Clemson vs (4) Arizona State
1 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Stadium
TV: ESPN
Odds: Texas -11.5 vs Arizona State
Clemson -4.5 vs. Arizona State
Money line: TBD
O/U: TBD
Rose Bowl
Tennessee/Ohio State vs (1) Oregon
5 p.m., Rose Bowl
TV: ESPN
Odds: Oregon -6.5 vs. Tennessee
Oregon -1.5 vs. Ohio State
Money line: TBD
O/U: TBD
Sugar Bowl
Notre Dame/Indiana vs (2) Georgia
8:45 p.m., Caesars Superdome
TV: ESPN
Odds: Notre Dame -2 vs Georgia
Georgia -6.5 vs Indiana
Money line: TBD
O/U: TBD
Semifinal: Thursday, January 9
Orange Bowl
TBD vs TBD
7:30 p.m., Hard Rock Stadium
TV: ESPN
Odds: TBD
Money line: TBD
O/U: TBD
Semifinal: Friday, January 10
Cotton Bowl
TBD vs TBD
7:30 p.m., AT&T Stadium
TV: ESPN
Odds: TBD
Money line: TBD
O/U: TBD
National Championship - Monday January 20
National Championship Game
TBD vs TBD
7:30 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Stadium
TV: ESPN
Odds: TBD
Money line: TBD
O/U: TBD
College Football Teams Playoff Miles Traveled Analysis
The field was set following the conference championship games and the final College Football Playoff rankings announced on December 7. The highest-ranked conference champions: Oregon (B1G), Georgia (SEC), Boise State (Mountain West), and Arizona State (Big 12) – all received first-round byes. They automatically advanced to the quarterfinals. The 6 quarterfinal and semifinal games are the traditional New Year’s Bowl Games. The 4 quarterfinals are the Orange, Fiesta, Rose, and Peach Bowls. The national semifinal games will be the Orange and Cotton Bowls.
The national championship game is just that – it’s not tied to any bowl. But its site will rotate among the 6 New Year’s Bowl sites. This year, it will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
The No. 2 seed Georgia Bulldogs began Week 1 of the College Football Betting Season with a win over Clemson at the Aflac Kickoff Classic at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Bulldogs beat Texas 22-19 in OT to win the SEC Championship on the same field. A national championship win at Mercedes-Benz Stadium would give the Dawgs a three-leg parlay for the ages.
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