NEW ORLEANS – Following a 12-1 campaign, No. 24 James Madison earned the Sun Belt’s first-ever berth into the College Football Playoff, as one of the five highest-ranked conference champions.
The No. 12-seeded Dukes will hit the road for a College Football Playoff First Round matchup against No. 5-seeded Oregon (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday, Dec. 20. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT and will be nationally televised on TNT.
The Sun Belt has had six teams listed in the College Football Playoff Selection Day Rankings over the past seven seasons, with No.