Admittedly, bracketology is typically something reserved for college basketball, but the advent of the 12-team College Football Playoff has made it a more relevant exercise on the gridiron. Sports Illustrated is taking bracket-making to the max in order to preview the 2025 season. We have eight different looks at the teams, players, coaches and potential matchups that could shape the campaign ahead from a Week Zero opener in Ireland between Iowa State and Kansas State all the way through to the final conference title game.
The changes to the CFP this season will feature a move to the straight seeding of teams based on the selection committee’s rankings, as well as the potential for multiple teams from the same conference to earn first-round byes. Those tweaks to the path to that giant golden trophy should result in more compelling games in every round of the postseason.
