CBS Sports: 2025 College Football Playoff predictions, expert picks
After an offseason of change across the college athletics landscape, we finally get to trade in court rooms for packed stadiums.
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CFB analyst Josh Pate has Oregon playing for national championship in 2025
Few national analysts are more confident in Ducks than Josh Pate, who has them playing for national championship in his 2025 CFP prediction.
Read MoreCollege Football Playoff to tweak the way it evaluates teams during for 2025
The College Football Playoff says it’s making some changes to the way it evaluates teams during the 2025 college football season.
Read MoreBig Ten floating College Football Playoff expansion proposal to 24, 28 teams
The Big Ten developed new models it may soon communicate with other FBS commissioners, sources tell CBS Sports.
Read MoreCBS Sports preseason college football bowl projections for 2025
Brad Crawford’s preseason college football bowl projections break down how the 12-team CFP could play out in 2025.
Read MoreProjecting 12-team College Football Playoff based on 2025 Preseason AP Poll
The latest College Football Playoff predictions are here, utilizing the AP Poll Top 25 Preseason Rankings.
Read MoreESPN’s Greg McElroy outlines Huskies’ chances to be CFP contender
The Huskies could be back in contention for a spot in the College Football Playoff, in the opinion of Greg McElroy.
Read More25 compelling storylines, teams, coaches, players to watch in 2025 CFB season
No doubt, traditions have been hurt by conference realignment, the transfer portal, and the “modernization” that has come in recent years.
Read MoreIs a ‘super league’ college football realignment’s inevitable final form?
CBS Sports spoke with dozens of stakeholders to explore what the future of college athletics might look like by 2035
Read MoreProjecting 12-team field based on 2025 CFB preseason US LBM Coaches Poll
The preseason US LBM Coaches Poll was unveiled on Monday, Aug. 4, setting its annual benchmark for where teams stand entering the 2025 season.
Read MoreESPN ranks Top 32 teams with best chance to make College Football Playoff
The 2025 eason will mark the 11th year of the College Football Playoff and the second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff on ESPN.Â
Read MoreOdds for every team to win the College Football Playoff, per BetMGM
Here are the odds for every college football team listed at BetMGM to win this year’s College Football Playoff.
Read MoreDan Lanning says way to fix College Football Playoff is to get rid of byes
Lanning’s No. 1-seeded Ducks had 25 days off before a 41-21 loss to eighth-seeded Ohio State in the quarterfinals.
Read MoreUSA TODAY: Big Ten’s rigged College Football Playoff plan shut down by SEC
The Big Ten lacked needed support from the SEC to advance a 16-team playoff that would preassign half the bids to the Big Ten and SEC.
Read MoreSEC commish Greg Sankey says league, Big Ten can’t agree on best CFP model
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey reiterated the possibility CFP could stay at 12 teams if his league and the Big Ten can’t agree on best model.
Read MoreToppmeyer: Why the Big Ten desperately wants to rig College Football Playoff
If Tony Petitti’s College Football Playoff plan seems rigged in favor of the Big Ten, that’s only because it is.
Read MoreKey adjustment to CFP selection process set to be finalized in August
Although the future format of the College Football Playoff remains in flux, a key tweak to the selection process to be finalized in August.Â
Read MoreBig 12’s Brett Yormark ‘doubling down’ on 5+11 CFP expansion model
At Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday, commissioner Brett Yormark said he is “doubling down” on his support of the proposed 5+11 CFP format.
Read MoreTeresa Gould discusses Pac-12’s stance on College Football Playoff expansion
Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould revealed the conference’s stand on the College Football Playoff and its inevitable expansion.
Read MoreBig Ten commissioner addresses need for ‘more meaningful conference games’
Tony Pettiti told Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt getting closer to a professional sports model from a postseason standpoint is an obvious goal.
Read MoreBig 12’s Brett Yormark sees 5+11 CFP format as ‘the fair approach’
Yormark has made his preference clear with the model of 5+11, with five automatic bids and eleven left for at-large bids.
Read MoreDucks vs Devils in First Round? Bill Bender Predictions for 2025 CFB Playoff
The Sporting News has eight teams in our College Football Playoff projections that made the field last year.
Read MoreStaples: Pivotal games that could define the 2025 college football season
Here are 10 September and early-October college football games that could make an outsize impact on each team’s season.
Read MoreWhich college football teams have the continuity to contend for a title?
Four metrics in the four-team era of the CFP before a series of forces collided to allow Ohio State to break the “continuity factor.”
Read MoreOregon, BYU, Boise St in On3 fresh projection of straight-seeded 2025 Playoff
We took the same rankings, updated the seeding, and tried to project how the 2025 Playoff would play out again.
Read MoreCFP to require teams to provide player availability reports beginning in 2025
The College Football Playoff will begin requiring teams to provide player availability reports for its games next season.
Read MoreFornelli: Changes needed to fix the College Football Playoff amid expansion
Change is coming to the College Football Playoff, but we don’t know what the format will look like in 2026 after the Big Ten and SEC gain control.
Read MoreFornelli: Washington, BYU, among best value bets for 12-team Playoff in 2025
The oddsmakers have released the betting odds for teams to make or miss the College Football Playoff in 2025.
Read MoreESPN releases CFB bowl schedule for 33 games at end of 2025 season
ESPN released its schedule for the postseason as the network will televise 33 bowl games outside of the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Read MoreRyan Day: Big Ten deserves ‘at least four’ automatic CFP bids
Ohio State’s Ryan Day has been an outspoken proponent of the multi-automatic bid model as it picked up traction this spring.
Read MoreGreg Sankey estimates when vote may happen on CFB Playoff expansion
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey gave a bit of a tease as to when the vote will happen for the College Football Playoff expansion.
Read MoreWhy SEC reversed course on AQ-heavy CFP format, to surprise of Big Ten
Headed into the start of SEC spring meetings, the Big Ten believed it had a partner in its push to transform the College Football Playoff.
Read MoreBrett Yormark: Big Ten, SEC must lead CFP discussions ‘responsibly’ for all
The Big 12 commish said Friday that in leading the CFP discussions, the Big Ten and SEC have a “great responsibility” that goes with it.
Read MoreBig Ten ADs would back 5-plus-11 CFP model if SEC adds 9th conference game
The discussed 16-team format would have spots for the five highest-ranked conference champions, as well as 11 at-large teams.
Read MoreSEC being lured toward Big Ten’s College Football Playoff Trojan horse
If the Big Ten gets its way, the CFP would move in 2026 toward a format in which more bids are awarded via automatic selection.
Read MoreFuture of the CFP hinges on the touchy subject of automatic qualifiers
The College Football Playoff’s power players are locked in a showdown on the future format, and High Noon is fast approaching.
Read MoreBoise State AD Jeramiah Dickey calls out CFB Playoff over seeding rule change
Boise State AD Jeremiah Dickey called out the College Football Playoff, challenging them to rename the new format after the Broncos.
Read MoreDuck fans frustrated by too-late College Football Playoff seeding change
College Football Playoff executives voted on Thursday to move to straight-seeding for next year with no automatic byes for conference champs.
Read MoreWhat future holds with college football playoff moving to straight seeding
CFP executives on Thursday approved a change, voting unanimously to seed teams based directly on the selection committee’s rankings.
Read MoreReport: CFP expected to adopt straight-seeding model for 2025
Ross Dellenger reports CFP executives are expected to adopt a straight-seeding model for the 2025 Playoff.
Read MoreWhy college football must address NFL’s threat to CFP schedule
The NFL’s television schedule is in direct competition with the College Football Playoff which means decreased ratings, and decreased growth.
Read MoreFornelli: How the Big 12 can earn multiple CFP bids in 2025
CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli explores how the Big 12 Conference can earn multiple bids to the College Football Playoff in 2025.
Read MoreP4 commissioners meet for second time in 10 days to discuss CFP future
Power Conference commissioners met again Saturday to discuss the future of the CFP, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported.
Read MoreRich Rodriguez pitches himself to join President’s college sports commission
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez loves the idea of Nick Saban leading a college sports commission under President Donald Trump.
Read MoreCFB Playoff nearing consensus to alter seeding process, first-round byes
The College Football Playoff’s power brokers are nearing consensus to change the seeding process next season and eliminate first-round byes.
Read MoreThamel: ACC, Big 12 have ‘significantly less say’ in CFP expansion
ESPN’s Pete Thamel breaks down the Power Four structure when it comes to the CFP and the ACC and Big 12 might just be happy to be there.
Read MoreNFL schedules multiple Saturday games in December that compete with CFP
Fox Sports announced on Monday that it will broadcast two games on Saturday, Dec. 20, an NFC East clash followed by an NFC North matchup.
Read MoreWhy expanding the CFP to 16 teams benefits Washington football
According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo! Sports, the Big Ten & SEC continue push for both leagues to get four automatic bids to CFP each year.
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