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Week 12 bowl projections: CFP, New Year's Six and beyond

TCU kept its spot in the top four secure for another week with a buzzer-beating field goal to beat Baylor. Tom Pennington/Getty Images

What looked like it might be a relatively ho-hum schedule of games this week turned out to be anything but. In addition to some close calls for all of the top four teams, No. 5 Tennessee was shocked by South Carolina, No. 7 USC won a thriller over UCLA and No. 10 Utah fell to No. 12 Oregon.

What does it all mean for the College Football Playoff, the New Year's Six and the rest of the bowl picture? ESPN college football reporters Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach break it all down with their latest projections for all the games, including their analysis of the CFP matchups, which teams helped and hurt their causes the most, and which matchup they'd most like to see.

All times Eastern.

College Football Playoff

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)
Jan. 9, time TBD, ESPN and the ESPN App

Bonagura: Georgia vs. Ohio State
Schlabach: Georgia vs. Ohio State

CFP semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App

Bonagura: Georgia vs. USC
Schlabach: Georgia vs. USC

CFP semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App

Bonagura: Ohio State vs. TCU
Schlabach: Ohio State vs. TCU