With the College Football Playoff set to begin tonight, Dec. 19, The Daily Mississippian used EA College Football ‘26 on Xbox Series S to simulate the upcoming 12-team playoff and analyze potential postseason outcomes.
This being the second year of the 12-team playoff format, four teams have the opportunity to host on-campus first round games: Oregon, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Oklahoma will host for this year’s 2025-26 playoff.
Round one
No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon
Both teams scored touchdowns on their opening drives and the game went into the second quarter tied.