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After weeks of uncertainty and trying to predict every possible outcome, as far-fetched as some may have been, the dust has finally settled and college football’s conference championship games are upon us.

The 2024 college football season ended on an eventful note over the weekend with a series of Week 14 games that featured a number of exciting finishes, unexpected results and, yes, plenty of attempts to plant flags at midfield.

No. 6 Georgia survived an eight-overtime thriller against Georgia Tech. No. 2 Ohio State was stunned as a three-touchdown favorite against Michigan. No. 7 Miami potentially saw its College Football Playoff dreams dashed with a loss at Syracuse.

Required reading:Michigan, Ohio State are Week 14 college football winners and losers

These various results and even some of the less compelling games provided some much-needed clarity.

For weeks, fans across the country learned about the various and often complicated tiebreaker rules each league had to use to determine who would face each other in the conference championship game. Now that the regular season is over, the matchups for next week have been determined.

Who made it to those conference championship games, many of which will help secure an automatic spot in the inaugural 12-team playoffs?

Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming college football conference championship games:

Required reading:Preview of all college football conference championship games with all nine scheduled matchups

2024 College Football Conference Championship Games

Each of the nine full FBS conferences — excluding the two-team Pac-12 — will host a championship game next week.

Here’s a look at each of these matchups:

ACC Championship Game

The Mustangs finished their first season in the league with the best record in the ACC, winning each of their eight conference games. Thanks to Miami’s loss to Syracuse, Clemson is one game ahead of the Hurricanes with a 7-1 ACC record.

Big Ten Championship Game

The Ducks finished the regular season as the only undefeated FBS team. Their goal is to maintain their unblemished record against the Nittany Lions, who earned a trip to Indianapolis thanks to Ohio State’s loss to Michigan. That result put them in a tie with Indiana, which has an 8-1 Big Ten record. Penn State advanced because their conference opponents had a higher winning percentage than the Hoosiers.

Big 12 Championship Game

Arizona State vs. Iowa State

In perhaps the most complicated tiebreaker situation in all leagues, four teams finished tied at the top of the Big 12 standings, each with a record of 7-2: Arizona State, Iowa State, Colorado and BYU. An astonishing nine of the conference’s 16 teams remained in contention entering Week 14. Ultimately, the Sun Devils secured a spot by defeating their rival Arizona 49-7, while BYU’s win over Houston, coupled with Iowa State’s win over Kansas State, propelled the Cyclones to victory in the title game while also eliminating the Buffaloes by Deion Sanders out of the competition.

SEC Championship Game

The Longhorns finished their first season in the league atop the SEC, capping a 7-1 debut season with a 17-7 win over rival Texas A&M. The Bulldogs finished in second place with a tie against Tennessee, with both teams having a 6-2 record, but Georgia edged out the Volunteers thanks to their head-to-head win. This game will be a rematch of the Bulldogs’ 30-15 win on October 19 in Austin, Texas.

Required reading:Who is the No. 2 seed after Ohio State’s loss? Our College Football Coaches Ranking Prediction

Mountain West Championship Game

Unless something truly unforeseen happens, the winner of this game will clinch a spot in the playoffs. If Ashton Jeanty and the Broncos emerge victorious, there’s a strong chance they’ll get a first-round bye provided they stay ahead of the yet-to-be-determined Big 12 champion in the playoff committee’s rankings. This game is a rematch of Boise State’s 29-24 win in Las Vegas on Oct. 25.

AAC Championship Game

The Black Knights’ loss to Notre Dame and the Green Wave’s loss to Memphis almost certainly prevent the winner of that game from earning the spot in the playoff field reserved for the fifth-seeded conference champion.

Sun Belt Championship Game

In the only FBS conference that still has divisions, the West division champion Ragin’ Cajuns will face the East division champion Thundering Herd. The host of the game will be determined based on a composite average of the computer rankings, which will not be finalized and announced until Sunday.

MAC Championship Game

The RedHawks and Bobcats finished the regular season with identical 7-1 records in conference play, one game ahead of Bowling Green and Buffalo.

Conference USA Championship Game

Jacksonville State vs. Western Kentucky

The Gamecocks, in their second FBS season under the leadership of former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez, finished first in the league standings and will face the Hilltoppers, whom they actually defeated 19-17 on Saturday in the teams’ regular season finale.

Required reading:Good luck to the College Football Playoff committee in resolving this mess after the Week 14 upsets

2024 college football conference championship schedule

Here’s a look at the schedule for next week’s conference championship games:

Always east.

Friday, December 6th

Western Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 7 p.m
UNLV at Boise State, 8 p.m
Tulane at Army, 8 p.m

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