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Ranking Which 2025 College Football Playoff Teams Need a National Championship the Most

From playoff debutantes to perennial powerhouses, here’s how badly each of the programs in this year’s postseason field need to hoist a trophy.

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‘College GameDay’ Announces Two CFB Legends as Guest Pickers for CFP First Round

Johnny Manziel and Brian Bosworth have been announced as guest pickers for College GameDay’s two College Football Playoff opening round broadcasts.

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Joel Klatt Admits His March Madness Take Was ‘Terrible’ While Arguing About CFP

“The NCAA basketball tournament is a joke,” Klatt said earlier this week, after claiming “no one cares about James Madison” in the College Football Playoff.

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Ranking the Watchability of Saturday's All-Day NFL, CFP Smorgasbord

College football and the NFL will combine for an epic day.

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Ranking All 12 Coaches in the 2025 College Football Playoff

Curt Cignetti? Ryan Day? Bob Chesney?! Find out where we ranked each ahead of the tournament.

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Ranking Every Quarterback in the College Football Playoff

How do all 12 quarterbacks in the College Football Playoff stack up?

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SEC Bowl Game Schedule & Updated Record

The SEC will look to win a national title for the first time since Georgia last did in 2022.

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Ole Miss’s CFP Coaching Chaos Has a Precedent … and a Title

Before Pete Golding, there was Steve Fisher, who led the Michigan basketball team to the 1989 national championship as an interim head coach.

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The College Football Playoff’s Future Rests on the Big Ten. Will Tony Petitti Compromise?

The other three power conferences have coalesced around a move to 16 teams, while the Big Ten favors 24 teams and a shake-up of the conference title games.

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ACC to Revise Tiebreaker Rules in 2026 After Duke’s Surprise Appearance in Conference Title

The league's tiebreaker rules allowed 7–5 Duke to reach the ACC title this season.

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College Football Playoff History: Full List of Champions, Brackets, & Appearances

The brief history of the CFP before the 2025-26 playoff begins this week.

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Ranking Possible National Championship Matchups Based on the CFP Bracket

Of all the potential national championship matchups in the College Football Playoff, these five would be the most intriguing.

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Report: ADs Threatening to Nix Notre Dame From Schedules Due to Preferential Playoff Treatment

The plot thickens.

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‘College GameDay’ Announces Destinations for First Round of CFP

The “College GameDay” crew is heading to two destinations for Round 1 of the CFP.

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Notre Dame’s Seemingly Petty ‘Bowling’ Post Going Viral After CFP Snub

Notre Dame appeared to be taking a not-so-subtle shot at their critics.

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Sports Illustrated’s 2025 College Football All-Americans: Full First and Second Teams

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza leads the way on offense, while Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez tops the defensive selections.

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‘Totally Out of Bounds’: Big 12’s Brett Yormark Blasts Notre Dame AD’s ‘Egregious’ Comments on CFP Snub

The Big 12 commissioner rebuked Pete Bevacqua for going after the ACC and Jim Phillips after the selection committee flipped the Fighting Irish with Miami in its final rankings.

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Joel Klatt Explains Why Notre Dame Opting Out of Bowl Game Is a ‘Big Mistake’

Notre Dame decided against playing in a bowl game after getting snubbed from the CFP.

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Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff Blame Game Is Missing One Critical Member

The Fighting Irish have spent the last 48 hours pointing the finger at everyone else and neglecting a key participant in their CFP exclusion—themselves.

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Lane Kiffin Makes Call on Sending More New LSU Staffers Back to Ole Miss for CFP

New LSU coach Lane Kiffin is allowing some additional members of his offensive staff to return to Ole Miss for the College Football Playoff.

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Three Biggest Snubs From 2025 Heisman Trophy Finalists

With the announcement of the group of finalists for the 2025 Heisman Trophy, here are the three biggest snubs out of players who will not head to New York City for the festivities.

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Michael Wilbon Rips Notre Dame After CFP Snub: ‘I Hate Them’

Michael Wilbon blasted Notre Dame after the school’s behavior following its snub from the College Football Playoff. Wilbon said he hated the Irish more than ever now.

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ACC Releases Statement in Response to Notre Dame AD’s Harsh Comments After CFP Snub

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the ACC caused “permanent damage” to their relationship.

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Vanderbilt Coach Had Classy Message After Missing CFP: ‘We Are Not Victims’

Clark Lea's message was very different than, say, that of Notre Dame's athletic director.

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Twelve Biggest Lessons From the 2025 College Football Season Beyond the Playoff

The hardest Heisman vote in years, bowl opt-outs and more storylines that shaped a wild season before all attention turns to the national championship chase.

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