With an expanded 12-team field, more teams are in the College Football Playoff mix than ever before. All of them—from perennial contenders like the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide to upstarts like the Boise State Broncos and Utah Utes—will be chasing a supercharged Ohio State Buckeyes team that’s looking for its first national title in a decade. This is Sports Illustrated’s preseason Top 25.
