The weekend to crown ten conference champions begins tonight, with 18 teams vying for berths in this year’s College Football Playoff and for the rankings that will determine bowl destinations leading up
to the national championship game. Then, at Noon Sunday, the honorable, methodical, by-the-book, yet at the same time ingenious, playoff committee will release the official bracket for 2025’s College Football 12-team playoff.
One can only imagine the top officials of the ACC Conference will be anxiously drinking plenty of Bromo-Seltzer until the ACC Championship has been decided. If Duke beats Virginia, however, they might indulge in a bender until the bracket is unveiled on Sunday at noon. In that case, there’s a good chance the ACC Champion will be excluded from the College Football Playoff for the second time in three years. Additionally, how would a Duke victory impact FMFFM’s slight playoff hopes?
Feel free to share your predictions for the games you’re interested in, including which teams you are rooting for and how you think the bracket will turn out.
As for myself, I am hoping for CHAOS. COMPLETE AND TOTAL CHAOS. And of course, I want the ACC to be left out once again. If that happens, Nole fans can loudly yell out, ‘Who’s laughing now, b#tch#$.‘
Anyway, here is my list of this weekend’s conference championship games, organized by the importance I decided to assign to them.
ACC: No. 17 Virginia vs. Duke – Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, ABC
Big Ten: No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Indiana – Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, Fox.
SEC: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 10 Alabama – Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, ABC.
Big 12: No. 6 Texas Tech vs. No. 11 Brigham Young – Saturday, noon ET, ABC.
American: No. 20 North Texas at No. 21 Tulane Time/TV: Friday, 8 p.m. ET, ABC.
Here is the full schedule for all the conference championship games happening this weekend.
Conference Championship Weekend
Friday, Dec. 5
7 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State — Conference USA Championship | CBSSN
7 p.m. | Troy at No. 25 James Madison — Sun Belt Championship | ESPN
8 p.m. | No. 24 North Texas at No. 20 Tulane — American Athletic Championship | ABC
8 p.m. | UNLV at Boise State — Mountain West Championship | FOX
Saturday, Dec. 6
12 p.m. | No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 11 BYU — Big 12 Championship (in Arlington, Texas) | ABC
12 p.m. | Western Michigan vs. Miami (Ohio) — MAC Championship (in Detroit) | ESPN
12 p.m. | Villanova at Lehigh (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | South Dakota at Mercer (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Frostburg State at Kutztown (DII Quarterfinals) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | John Carroll at Mount Union (DIII Third Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Salisbury at Johns Hopkins (DIII Third Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Eastern at Susquehanna (DIII Third Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Illinois State at North Dakota State (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | North Dakota at Tarleton State (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Minnesota State at Ferris State (DII Quarterfinals) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Newberry at Albany State (DII Quarterfinals) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Wheaton at DePauw (DIII Third Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | St. John’s (MN) at Wisconsin-River Falls (DIII Third Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Wisconsin-La Crosse at North Central (DIII Third Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Wisconsin-Platteville at Bethel (DIII Third Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Berry at Trinity (TX) (DIII Third Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Jackson State — SWAC Championship | ESPN2
2 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Yale at Montana State (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | South Dakota State at Montana (FCS Second Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | UT Permian Basin at Harding (DII Quarterfinals) | ESPN+
4 p.m. | No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 9 Alabama — SEC Championship (in Atlanta) | ABC
8 p.m. | No. 17 Virginia vs. Duke — ACC Championship (in Charlotte) | ABC
8 p.m. | No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Indiana — Big Ten Championship (in Indianapolis) | FOX
10 p.m. | Rhode Island at UC Davis (FCS Second Round) | ESPN2
