Who does Arizona State play next? College football playoff scenarios

With a 45-19 victory over Iowa State in the Big 12 championship game, the Arizona State football team secured its ticket to the College Football Playoff.

But who will the Sun Devils play in the College Football Playoff?

We’ll find out for sure when the College Football Playoff selection list is announced on Sunday during the College Football Playoff selection show, but we can get a sense of ASU Football’s next opponent by looking at some College Football Playoff scenarios play through.

We don’t know how the College Football Playoff committee will seed the teams after Saturday’s conference title games, but here are some insights into who Kenny Dillingham’s team might play next.

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If Arizona State is the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff

This scenario is unlikely but possible. What if the committee puts ASU ahead of Boise State and keeps the Sun Devils ahead of Clemson, the ACC champion that upset SMU on Saturday night?

Again, it is highly unlikely, but not impossible either. We just don’t know what the committee would do. If the Sun Devils were to earn the No. 3 seed, they would face the winner of the No. 6 vs. No. 11 seed in the quarterfinals.

Notre Dame and Texas are now widely considered No. 6 seeds, with Ohio State a possibility.

Clemson, SMU and Alabama were predicted as possible No. 11 seeds.

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If Arizona State is the No. 4 seed in the College Football Playoff

The Sun Devils could potentially earn a bye into the quarterfinals of the playoffs after Clemson beat SMU in the ACC Championship Game.

If they get the No. 4 seed, they could play the winner of the first-round game between the No. 12 seed and the No. 5 seed.

Who could that be? Many predictions now suggest that Notre Dame, which is 11-1 as an independent this season, or Texas could be the No. 5 seed.

Clemson could be the No. 12 seed in this scenario, but we also saw Alabama projected as the No. 12 seed depending on whether the Crimson Tide were picked ahead of SMU following the Mustangs’ loss in the ACC title game.

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If Arizona State gets the No. 11 seed in the College Football Playoff

What happens if the Sun Devils miss a bye and Boise State and Clemson clinch the last two automatic spots in the quarterfinals? In this scenario, ASU could get the No. 11 seed in the playoffs instead of the No. 12 seed.

Notre Dame, Texas and Ohio State could be the No. 6 seed in this scenario.

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If Arizona State gets the No. 12 seed in the College Football Playoff

The No. 12 seed could still be a possibility for Arizona State in the playoffs (we just don’t know what the committee will do), which would put them against the No. 5 seed in the first round.

Notre Dame and Texas appear to be the most predicted opponents for ASU at this point.

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Who will ASU football play next?

One can only guess based on the College Football Playoff Committee’s final seedings on Sunday following Saturday’s championship games, but Notre Dame and Texas appear to be the most likely opponents based on the above scenarios, either in the first round or in the Quarterfinals.

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