CBS Sports preseason college football bowl projections for 2025

August 14, 2025

By Brad Crawford, CBS Sports: The race to the 2025 College Football Playoff — this time with a straight-seeding model — begins now in what could be the final year of the 12-team bracket. As conversations continue on a potential 14-, 16- or revised 12-team format moving forward, it’s time to reveal our preseason bowl projections and predicted playoff pairings ahead of the season.

There’s still five auto qualifiers for conference champions within the Power Four and the highest-ranked Group of Six champ. However, the top four seeds in the playoff with opening-round byes are no longer required to be a league champion as the selection committee moves to power ranking model of sorts.

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Bowl projections: Preseason outlook for College Football Playoff field as SEC leads way in projected bracket

Brad Crawford's preseason college football bowl projections break down how the 12-team CFP could play out

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