No. 4 Arizona State (Big 12) and Boise State all lost in the quarterfinals after earning first-round byes. All four were sluggish coming o

Not a single team that won its conference championship game advanced to the semifinals of the College Football Playoff as teams seed Nos. 5-8 each kept their postseason runs alive after failing to earn first-round byes.

It will be a final four filled with blue-blood programs playing for a shot at the national championship on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.