The 2025 college football regular season has officially concluded (minus Army-Navy). We now know who will be playing for each of the Power 4 conference championships. Beyond that, though, there’s still a lot to be decided.
There’s usually not much movement that can occur in the College Football Playoff rankings from this time to “Selection Sunday.” However, this season has been anything but normal. We could see BYU earn an automatic berth and the ACC miss entirely if Duke beats Virginia. None of ESPN’s experts predicted that would happen in their latest CFP predictions, but it’s important to note.
ESPN’s experts forecast as many as 5 SEC teams reaching this year’s CFP bracket. Four of them — Georgie, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Oklahoma — are presumed locks. If Alabama beats Georgia in the SEC Championship game, the Crimson Tide will be in. If Kalen DeBoer and Co. lose, they’ll have to play the waiting game.
Here are ESPN’s CFP picks ahead of conference championships:
Andrea Adelson: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Texas Tech 4. Georgia 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Miami 10. Notre Dame 11. Virginia 12. North Texas
Kyle Bonagura: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Texas Tech 4. Georgia 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Notre Dame 9. BYU 10. Oklahoma 11. Virginia 12. North Texas
Bill Connelly: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Texas Tech 4. Georgia 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Notre Dame 9. BYU 10. Oklahoma 11. Virginia 12. North Texas
David Hale: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Ole Miss 6. Oregon 7. BYU 8. Texas A&M 9. Oklahoma 10. Alabama 11. Virginia 12. Tulane
Eli Lederman: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Notre Dame 9. Oklahoma 10. Virginia 11. BYU 12. North Texas
Max Olson: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Texas A&M 7. Ole Miss 8. BYU 9. Oklahoma 10. Notre Dame 11. Virginia 12. North Texas
Adam Rittenberg: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Alabama 10. Notre Dame 11. Virginia 12. Tulane
Mark Schlabach: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Alabama 10. Notre Dame 11. Virginia 12. Tulane
Jake Trotter: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Texas A&M 7. Ole Miss 8. Oklahoma 9. Notre Dame 10. Alabama 11. Virginia 12. North Texas
Paolo Uggetti: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Georgia 4. Oregon 5. Texas Tech 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. BYU 10. Alabama 11. Virginia 12. North Texas
Dave Wilson: 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. Texas Tech 4. Georgia 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Notre Dame 9. BYU 10. Oklahoma 11. Virginia 12. North Texas
