It’s a new era for college football. This season has already brought a lot of change as teams adjust to new conference alignments. The next big change on the horizon is the College Football Playoff format, which will grow from four teams to twelve teams.

The four-team format has been the operating method for the CFP since it took over the previous Bowl Championship Series. Now it will triple in size and create an opportunity for more teams to get in on the action, creating an opportunity at the end of the season for more teams to win their way to a title. The previous format did not provide a route to the ultimate achievement if teams ended up outside the top four.

An expansion was always possible, but this required multiple parties to agree to go beyond the previous agreement and expand. The Rose Bowl was the last side to agree to the early change, which happened in November 2022. Another expansion to 14 teams is reportedly on the table for 2026.

This post will be updated as soon as the rankings are announced.

1. Oregon (9-0)
2. Ohio State (7-1)
3. Georgia (7-1)
4. Miami (9-0)
5. Texel (7-1)
6. Penn State (7-1)
7. Tennessee (7-1)
8. Indiana (9-0)
9. BYU (8-0)
10. Notre Dame (7-1)
11. Alabama (6-2)
12. Boise State (7-1)
13. SMU (8-1)
14. Texas A&M (7-2)
15. LSU (6-2)
16. Ole Miss (7-2)
17. Iowa State (7-1)
18. Pittsburgh (7-1)
19. Kansas State (7-2)
20. Colorado (6-2)
21. Washington State (7-1)
22. Louisville (6-3)
23. Clemson (6-2)
24. Missouri (6-2)
25. Army (8-0)

Because part of the CFP is determined by conference championships, the predictions are a bit shaky. For example, BYU is ranked ninth but gets a first-round bye as the projected winner of the Big 12. As a result, Ohio State, ranked in the top four, does not get a bye in the first round as Oregon is the projected best Big is. Ten team.