Way Too Early 2025 CFP Prediction

[Across The Field]

College Football Playoff projections for 2025: Way-too-early matchup picks

Which teams will be playoff bound for next season?

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1st round:
No. 12 Kansas State at No. 5 Oregon
No. 11 Michigan at No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 10 Miami at No. 7 LSU
No. 9 Georgia No. 8 Penn State

Quarterfinals:
Cotton Bowl: No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 4 UNLV
Orange Bowl: No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Clemson
Sugar Bowl: No. 7 LSU vs. No. 2 Texas
Rose Bowl: No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 1 Ohio State

Semifinals:
Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon
Peach Bowl: Texas vs. Notre Dame

NCG: Ohio State vs. Texas

Final four looks a bit familiar

 

[fordman84]

7 of 12 repeat teams? Not seeing it. CFB doesn't have the parity rules the NFL does, but its hard to repeat year after year.

Oregon, ND, PSU, UGA, Clemson, Jexas, tOSU are listed. My guess is either Jexas or tOSU doesn't make it after one of them loses game 1. I say Jexas gets beat up next year when Arch tries to run and gets banged up and either misses a chunk of season or plays through an injury.

Also lacking a G5 school that will likely sneak in. And I'd bet Big12 gets a second team in there before B1G+SEC get 7.

 

[Jon Deaux]

College Football Playoff projections for 2025: Way-too-early matchup picks

Which teams will be playoff bound for next season?

247sports.com

1st round:
No. 12 Kansas State at No. 5 Oregon
No. 11 Michigan at No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 10 Miami at No. 7 LSU
No. 9 Georgia No. 8 Penn State

Quarterfinals:
Cotton Bowl: No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 4 UNLV
Orange Bowl: No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Clemson
Sugar Bowl: No. 7 LSU vs. No. 2 Texas
Rose Bowl: No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 1 Ohio State

Semifinals:
Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon
Peach Bowl: Texas vs. Notre Dame

NCG: Ohio State vs. Texas

Final four looks a bit familiar

I'll be athankin' ya, but LSU ain't going nowhere with BK except deeper into the cluster-fuck pit.

 

[Thiefery]

7 of 12 repeat teams? Not seeing it. CFB doesn't have the parity rules the NFL does, but its hard to repeat year after year.

Oregon, ND, PSU, UGA, Clemson, Jexas, tOSU are listed. My guess is either Jexas or tOSU doesn't make it after one of them loses game 1. I say Jexas gets beat up next year when Arch tries to run and gets banged up and either misses a chunk of season or plays through an injury.

Also lacking a G5 school that will likely sneak in. And I'd bet Big12 gets a second team in there before B1G+SEC get 7.

Our backup QBs are undefeated when filling in for an injured starter the past two years

#HookEm

 

[jon1tanman]

@OregonDucks Thoughts?

 

[fordman84]

Our backup QBs are undefeated when filling in for an injured starter the past two years

#HookEm

Jexas fan living in the past? What's new

 

[Red_Alert]

@OregonDucks Thoughts?

Well Heisman and Natty of course.

 

[OlyDuck]

7 of 12 repeat teams? Not seeing it. CFB doesn't have the parity rules the NFL does, but its hard to repeat year after year.

Oregon, ND, PSU, UGA, Clemson, Jexas, tOSU are listed. My guess is either Jexas or tOSU doesn't make it after one of them loses game 1. I say Jexas gets beat up next year when Arch tries to run and gets banged up and either misses a chunk of season or plays through an injury.

Also lacking a G5 school that will likely sneak in. And I'd bet Big12 gets a second team in there before B1G+SEC get 7.

they have UNLV in the 4 seed.

 

[fordman84]

they have UNLV in the 4 seed.

oh yeah, forgot they are MWC still.

 

[Deep Creek]

And I'd bet Big12 gets a second team in there before B1G+SEC get 7.

I don’t see it. I think the Big 12 will have another four or five way tie of 2-3 conference loss teams similar to this year. I don’t think any of them will have the resume that separates a second team from the pack enough to get another bid.

 

[WhosYourDawggy]

I can't see a G5 getting the 4 slot again. Think SOS is going to play big here, and that the B12 will save someone like BYU step up and go 10-2. They will get in before a 11-1 UNLV because the Committee won't start them as high as BSU did this year.

 

[Across The Field]

I don’t see it. I think the Big 12 will have another four or five way tie of 2-3 conference loss teams similar to this year. I don’t think any of them will have the resume that separates a second team from the pack enough to get another bid.

Agreed. If that's the case, they have to get rid of the auto-bye. I don't see Colorado suddenly becoming a 12-0 or even 11-1 team. Perhaps TCU can get it done, but you can't have a 10-3 or even 11-2 B12 school without any meaningful OOC wins if the overall depth is like it was this year. Same obviously with the G5.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Next year they will go with 14 or 16 teams so OP needs to redo the whole thing.

 

[ralphiewvu]

Agreed. If that's the case, they have to get rid of the auto-bye. I don't see Colorado suddenly becoming a 12-0 or even 11-1 team. Perhaps TCU can get it done, but you can't have a 10-3 or even 11-2 B12 school without any meaningful OOC wins if the overall depth is like it was this year. Same obviously with the G5.

Yup for the B12 to get two teams in, most years both those teams can only afford 1 loss. I thought it was an absolute joke where the committee ranked BYU at the end to not even give them a chance to be talked about for getting in. But that’s the way it’ll be.

 

[Across The Field]

Yup for the B12 to get two teams in, most years both those teams can only afford 1 loss. I thought it was an absolute joke where the committee ranked BYU at the end to not even give them a chance to be talked about for getting in. But that’s the way it’ll be.

Agree with you there for sure. They should've been in over SMU. The ACC was sure as hell no stronger than the Big12, and BYU had the H2H.

 

[gobigred]

College Football Playoff projections for 2025: Way-too-early matchup picks

Which teams will be playoff bound for next season?

247sports.com

1st round:
No. 12 Kansas State at No. 5 Oregon
No. 11 Michigan at No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 10 Miami at No. 7 LSU
No. 9 Georgia No. 8 Penn State

Quarterfinals:
Cotton Bowl: No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 4 UNLV
Orange Bowl: No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Clemson
Sugar Bowl: No. 7 LSU vs. No. 2 Texas
Rose Bowl: No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 1 Ohio State

Semifinals:
Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon
Peach Bowl: Texas vs. Notre Dame

NCG: Ohio State vs. Texas

Final four looks a bit familiar

they have UNLV in the 4 seed.

UNLV @ 4

@Peter Gozintite just creamed his pants

 

[fishinabarrel]

College Football Playoff projections for 2025: Way-too-early matchup picks

Which teams will be playoff bound for next season?

247sports.com

1st round:
No. 12 Kansas State at No. 5 Oregon
No. 11 Michigan at No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 10 Miami at No. 7 LSU
No. 9 Georgia No. 8 Penn State

Quarterfinals:
Cotton Bowl: No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 4 UNLV
Orange Bowl: No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Clemson
Sugar Bowl: No. 7 LSU vs. No. 2 Texas
Rose Bowl: No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 1 Ohio State

Semifinals:
Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon
Peach Bowl: Texas vs. Notre Dame

NCG: Ohio State vs. Texas

Final four looks a bit familiar

Ohio State loses a ton along both lines. #1 seed would be surprising to me honestly

 

[Codaxx]

College Football Playoff projections for 2025: Way-too-early matchup picks

Which teams will be playoff bound for next season?

247sports.com

1st round:
No. 12 Kansas State at No. 5 Oregon
No. 11 Michigan at No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 10 Miami at No. 7 LSU
No. 9 Georgia No. 8 Penn State

Quarterfinals:
Cotton Bowl: No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 4 UNLV
Orange Bowl: No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Clemson
Sugar Bowl: No. 7 LSU vs. No. 2 Texas
Rose Bowl: No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 1 Ohio State

Semifinals:
Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon
Peach Bowl: Texas vs. Notre Dame

NCG: Ohio State vs. Texas

Final four looks a bit familiar

Ohio state and Texas 1 and 2 is just lazy. Both are getting gutted this year. I think there is enough talent waiting in the wings to make the playoffs, but not be a top 2 seed. I am saying that without looking at schedules and what their opponents bring back

 

[ericd7633]

Ohio State loses a ton along both lines. #1 seed would be surprising to me honestly

I'm curious if making the FF will be a detriment on how those 4 teams perform the following year. Especially for a senior laden team like OSU. How many guys is it realistic to get in the portal, which is the same for all the teams, playing this late into the year, but OSU has the most kids out of eligibility for next year.

I'll wait til rosters are somewhat more clearer to make a prediction, but I'd probably favor PSU in the B1G heading into next year, with Allen and Singleton being rumored to return.

 

[Deep Creek]

Agreed. If that's the case, they have to get rid of the auto-bye. I don't see Colorado suddenly becoming a 12-0 or even 11-1 team. Perhaps TCU can get it done, but you can't have a 10-3 or even 11-2 B12 school without any meaningful OOC wins if the overall depth is like it was this year. Same obviously with the G5.

Not just Colorado. I can't see any team even going undefeated in conference much less the entire season. Let me give you an example. Guess which team beat both Big 12 CCG teams (Arizona State and Iowa State) in the regular season. Texas Tech!!!!!! There just isn't enough separation in the talent levels of the 16 teams to make it through unscathed. Unless one just gets lucky a lot.

I have TCU season tickets through my daughter's job at TCU. I saw every home game and four away games on the tube. I don't see them getting something like that done at all. Unless they pull off some transfer portal miracles, they just aren't that talented and deep enough in the OL or the DL imo.