The difference between these predictions and the top-25 ranking is that the bracket predictions more heavily weigh the future games to be played on the field, predicting the outcome. That said, let's take a look at the first bracket projection for the 2025 season.

From draft season to talking season and everything in between, here's what to watch for until the next game kicks off.

This year, Boise State was the non-power representative for the College Football Playoff. Next year, it will be Tulane, but it will be a very different situation than the Broncos'. Boise State got a bye and was actually ranked inside the top-12. That won't be the case next season.

Now that it’s all over and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the college football national champions, it can be definitively said: Expanding the College Football Playoff worked.

Remember the fearmongering about how a 12-team playoff would ruin the regular season? Not so much, it turns out. Best season in 40 years. Maybe ever.

The offseason has arrived in college football, and every program is chasing a handful of priorities to prepare for the 2025 campaign. For some, the