ESPN releases first projections for the 2025 College Football Playoff
The first year of the 12-team college football playoffs was a massive success, with the Ohio State Buckeyes beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the championship game. The 2024 season didn’t have quite the same success for the Alabama Crimson Tide,
Five teams that could crash College Football Playoff party in 2025 include LSU, Alabama
Here are five teams that didn’t make the College Football Playoff this season that should be strong contenders for qualification next season.
What a 14-team College Football Playoff would have looked like in 2024, assuming new proposals take effect
Ohio State reigned supreme in the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, defeating Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame on its road to glory. Like most things in college sports right now,
ESPN Predicts Next Season's College Football Playoff: Did LSU Football Make It?
It's never too early to look ahead to next season's College Football Playoff despite the Ohio State Buckeyes capturing the National Championship just weeks ago. This week, ESPN revealed the early College Football Playoff projection with the LSU Tigers cracking the list.
Why expanding the College Football Playoff worked – and what still needs to be fixed
Now that it’s all over and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the college football national champions, it can be definitively said: Expanding the College Football Playoff worked.
Way-too-early College Football Playoff bracket predictions for the 2025-26 season
The difference between these predictions and the top-25 ranking is that the bracket predictions more heavily weigh the future games to be played on the field, predicting the outcome. That said, let's take a look at the first bracket projection for the 2025 season.
Ranking the best champions of the College Football Playoff era, starting with Alabama, LSU
Since the start of the College Football Playoff in 2014, there have been 11 national champions. Which were the best? We ranked them all.
South Carolina Gamecocks Snubbed in 2025 College Football Playoff Predictions
The South Carolina Gamecocks were not included in the latest 2025 college football playoff predictions. While the 2024 college football season just recently en
Ohio State and Texas Lead the Way in 2025 College Football Playoff Predictions
Ohio State and Texas headline the way-too-early College Football Playoff predictions for the 2025-26 season. With Ohio State projected as the No. 1 seed and Texas close behind at No. 2, these powerhouse programs are shaping up to be the teams to beat.
Paul Finebaum Names Major Program He Doesn't See Winning the College Football Playoff in 2025
Alabama experienced a mixed season in 2024. The Crimson Tide recorded a 3-1 record against ranked opponents during the season ...
Alabama and Georgia lost the upper hand in college football last season. Is NIL to blame?
Other programs, desperate to get back to prominence, have chipped away at Alabama and Georgia’s talent advantage. How will they respond?
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2020 Alabama Crimson Tide named greatest College Football Playoff era team of all-time
USA TODAY is the most recent national outlet to rank the 2020 Crimson Tide as the greatest of the playoff era, joining ESPN.
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FSU’s 2025 football schedule features Alabama, but no Belichick
FSU will play twice on Friday night, Sept. 26 at Virginia for its ACC opener, and Nov. 21 at North Carolina State. Miami ...
NFL playoffs: Alabama on course for its 50th Super Bowl player
Sixteen players from Alabama high schools and colleges are on the active rosters of the remaining postseason teams.
College football rankings: Is Ohio State among all-time CFP national title winners?
Ohio State Buckeyes did two things no College Football Playoff national champion ever accomplished. Not only are they the first team to win the expande ...
Sports Illustrated’s 2025 Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25
The Ohio State Buckeyes bounced back from what seemed like a catastrophic loss to the Michigan Wolverines to go on a ...