April 2, 2025
By Shehan Jeyarajah, CBS Sports: The 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four has a case for the most stacked ever. The last time four 1-seeds reached the Final Four was 2008. Amazingly, all four national semifinalists rank inside the top 10 teams in KenPom history.
With that in mind, we decided to think about some of the best potential matchups on the football side heading into the second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. The first iteration delivered some legendary games, including Notre Dame’s win over Georgia, a Texas barn-burner against Arizona State and Ohio State exorcising demons to win the natty. Next year could be even bigger.
The criteria to judge quality CFP Final Four matchups is subjective. Some of it comes down to the entertainment factor and quality of play. Others involve key storylines, like a player or coach spurning a program. For at least one, the pregame trash talk would make for a legendary leadup.
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