ATHENS — Kirby Smart threw the rankings and conference affiliations out the window when reacting to the College Football Playoff seedings on Sunday.

But The No. 1-ranked Bulldogs (13-0) have been slated to play No. 4 Ohio State (11-1) at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 in the CFP Peach Bowl Semifinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Michigan (13-0) is ranked No. 2 and will play No. 3 TCU (12-1) at 4 p.m. on Dec. 31 in the CFP Fiesta Bowl Semifinal in Glendale Ariz.

The winners of the semifinal games will meet in SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Jan. 9 in the CFP Championship Game.

“Whether you are one through four, it doesn’t matter —what matters is how you manage this time building up to this game,” Smart told ESPN on Sunday.

“It’s not about Big Ten and SEC, it’s football, it boils down to the line of scrimmage, turnovers and explosive plays,” Smart said, rejecting the notion conference affiliation could factor into the matchup. “It’s really about who plays better.”

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