After 14 weeks, five rankings and a chaotic selection day, the 2025 College Football Playoff is finally here. The second edition of a 12-team field brings two Group of 5 teams, a new No. 1 for the postseason and five teams from the SEC alone.
But how do bettors make sense of all the chaos?
To break it down, Pamela Maldonado gives us the outlook for the field (including a strength and a fault for each team), David Purdum has some intel on what sportsbooks are seeing post-selection day and Joe Fortenbaugh and Maldonado team up give us their best bets for the playoff.