ESPN experts update College Football Playoff picks ahead of bracket reveal

There is plenty of drama surrounding the final College Football Playoff reveal Sunday, and ESPN’s experts are very much divided about the fate of the sport’s 2025 bubble teams.

Speculation centers on Alabama, which lost to Georgia 28-7 in the SEC Championship Game, making the 12-team Playoff field over the highest-ranked ACC team in Miami. And the Hurricanes also have a case to make against Notre Dame, as Miami defeated the Fighting Irish 27-24 in the season opener.

ESPN’s experts forecast as many as 5 SEC teams reaching this year’s CFP bracket. Four of them — Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Oklahoma — are presumed locks. But what will the CFP committee do with the Crimson Tide when the bracket is announced at noon ET Sunday on ESPN?

Here are ESPN’s CFP picks ahead of conference championships:

Andrea Adelson: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Texas A&M 7. Ole Miss 8. Miami 9. Notre Dame 10. Oklahoma 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

Kyle Bonagura: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Alabama 10. Miami 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

Bill Connelly: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Notre Dame 9. Miami 10. Oklahoma 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

David Hale: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Texas A&M 7. Ole Miss 8. Miami 9. Notre Dame 10. Oklahoma 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

Eli Lederman: 1. Indiana 2. Georgia 3. Ohio State 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Texas A&M 7. Ole Miss 8. Oklahoma 9. Notre Dame 10. Miami 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

Max Olson: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Notre Dame 10. Miami 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

Adam Rittenberg: 1. Indiana 2. Georgia 3. Ohio State 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Notre Dame 10. Alabama 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

Mark Schlabach: 1. Indiana 2. Georgia 3. Ohio State 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Notre Dame 10. Alabama 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

Jake Trotter: 1. Indiana 2. Georgia 3. Ohio State 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Miami 10. Notre Dame 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

Paolo Uggetti: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Miami 10. Alabama 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

Dave Wilson: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas A&M 8. Oklahoma 9. Miami 10. Alabama 11. Tulane 12. James Madison

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