{"id":36308,"date":"2025-12-07T18:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=36308"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:31:13","slug":"college-football-playoff-bracket-predictions-and-bowl-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=36308","title":{"rendered":"College Football Playoff bracket predictions and bowl picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>College football&#8217;s championship weekend delivered a mix of compelling drama and blowouts.<\/p>\n<p>In Atlanta, Georgia dominated Alabama and won the SEC for a second year in a row. The Bulldogs held the Tide to 209 total yards and locked up a first-round bye. UGA, the No. 3 seed, will play the winner of the matchup of No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>It was a similar story in the Big 12 where Texas Tech broke open the game with BYU in the second half. The Red Raiders forced four turnovers in the 34-7 win. Texas Tech is the No. 4 seed and will face either No. 5 Oregon or No. 12 James Madison in the Capital One Orange Bowl.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<p>The real drama was reserved for the Big Ten and ACC championships. Indiana won its first conference title since 1967 and took down No. 1 Ohio State. The Hoosiers will be the No. 1 seed while the Buckeyes fell just one spot to No. 2 The undefeated Hoosiers will have their first playoff game at the Rose Bowl presented by Prudential against the winner of the No. 8 Oklahoma-No. 9 Alabama matchup. Ohio State faces the winner of No. 10 Miami vs. No. 7 Texas A&amp;M in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Duke&#8217;s upset of Virginia in the ACC title game opened the door for two Group of 5 teams &#8212; Tulane (which won the American) and James Madison (Sun Belt winner).<\/p>\n<p>After months of rankings, seedings and countless debates, we have a 12-team bracket that brings about plenty of enticing questions and intriguing possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Can Oregon, Indiana, Texas A&amp;M or Texas Tech bring home their first national title? Can Ohio State repeat? Will a Group of 5 team get its first-ever CFP win?<\/p>\n<p>Here are our full picks for the 12-team College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n<h2>Andrea Adelson<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 55, JMU 13<\/p>\n<p>Bama 20, Oklahoma 17<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 35, Tulane 14<\/p>\n<p>Miami 27, Texas A&amp;M 24<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 35, Texas Tech 30<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 30, Alabama 20<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 40, Ole Miss 24<\/p>\n<p>Ohio St 24, Miami 21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 27, Georgia 24<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 35, Oregon 31<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 21, Indiana 20<\/p>\n<h2>Kyle Bonagura<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 49, James Madison 24<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M 31, Miami 24<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 38, Tulane 24<\/p>\n<p>Alabama 31, Oklahoma 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech 28, Oregon 27<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 35, Ole Miss 21<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 24, Texas A&amp;M 14<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 35, Alabama 27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 24, Georgia 17<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 28, Texas Tech 24<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indiana 17, Ohio State 10<\/p>\n<h2>Bill Connelly<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 41, James Madison 24<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma 27, Alabama 17<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 35, Tulane 20<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M 31, Miami 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech 38, Oregon 34<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 30, Oklahoma 7<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 27, Ole Miss 23<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 24, Texas A&amp;M 13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech 27, Indiana 23<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 17, Ohio State 16<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech 28, Georgia 20<\/p>\n<h2>David Hale<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 35, JMU 13<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 48, Tulane 24<\/p>\n<p>Alabama 17, Oklahoma 10<\/p>\n<p>Miami 27, Texas A&amp;M 21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech 24, Oregon 21<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 20, Alabama 10<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 30, Ole Miss 21<\/p>\n<p>Ohio St 34, Miami 24<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indiana 30, Texas Tech 28<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 27, Ohio State 24<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Georgia 24, Indiana 20<\/p>\n<h2>Eli Lederman<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 38, James Madison 10<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 31, Tulane 20<\/p>\n<p>Alabama 21, Oklahoma 10<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M 38, Miami 31<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 24, Texas Tech 17<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 23, Alabama 10<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 41, Ole Miss 30<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 30, Texas A&amp;M 17<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indiana 20, Oregon 17<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 27, Ohio State 20<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Georgia 31, Indiana 17<\/p>\n<h2>Max Olson<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 34, James Madison 17<\/p>\n<p>Alabama 13, Oklahoma 10<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 38, Tulane 14<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M 27, Miami 24<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech 27, Oregon 20<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 24, Alabama 17<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 41, Ole Miss 31<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 27, Texas A&amp;M 17<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indiana 17, Texas Tech 16<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 35, Ohio State 31<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Georgia 31, Indiana 20<\/p>\n<h2>Adam Rittenberg<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 38, James Madison 13<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 34, Tulane 16<\/p>\n<p>Alabama 20, Oklahoma 17<\/p>\n<p>Miami 31, Texas A&amp;M 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech 23, Oregon 20<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 24, Alabama 16<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 31, Ole Miss 21<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 27, Miami 20<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indiana 20, Texas Tech 17<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 19, Georgia 16<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 24, Indiana 20<\/p>\n<h2>Jake Trotter<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 38, James Madison 10<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma 17, Alabama 16<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 30, Tulane 14<\/p>\n<p>Miami 27, Texas A&amp;M 23<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech 25, Oregon 17<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 24, Oklahoma 13<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 35, Ole Miss 14<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 21, Miami 13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indiana 19, Texas Tech 17<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 16, Georgia 14<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 21, Indiana 20<\/p>\n<h2>Paolo Uggetti<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma 21, Alabama 17<\/p>\n<p>Oregon 38, JMU 14<\/p>\n<p>Miami 27,Texas A&amp;M 24<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 31, Tulane 21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indiana 34, Oklahoma 20<\/p>\n<p>Oregon 24, Texas Tech 21<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 21, Ole Miss 17<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 27, Miami 20<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indiana 23, Oregon 20<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 24, Ohio State 17<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indiana 21, Georgia 17<\/p>\n<h2>Dave Wilson<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon 44, James Madison 13<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M 27, Miami 17<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 31, Tulane 24<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma 23, Alabama 17<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech 24, Oregon 20<\/p>\n<p>Georgia 44, Ole Miss 17<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State 21, Texas A&amp;M 20<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 24, Oklahoma 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Georgia 27, Ohio State 17<\/p>\n<p>Indiana 24, Texas Tech 17<\/p>\n<p><strong>National title game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Georgia, 17, Indiana 14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College football&#8217;s championship weekend delivered a mix of compelling drama and blowouts. In Atlanta, Georgia dominated Alabama and won the SEC for a second year in a row. The Bulldogs held the Tide to 209 total yards and locked up a first-round bye. UGA, the No. 3 seed, will play the winner of the matchup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[4121,9389,535,1413,1830,750,3944],"class_list":{"0":"post-36308","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-bowl","9":"tag-bracket","10":"tag-college","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-picks","13":"tag-playoff","14":"tag-predictions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}