Predicting how the next college football season will finish in the immediate aftermath of the previous campaign is going to require adjustments once NFL decisions and transfer portal moves are completed.
With all the Bowl Subdivision schools completing spring practices, it's a good time to reexamine the too-soon Top 25 from January and assess where things stand heading into the 2022 campaign.
Familiar names remain at the top. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma have made at least half of the eight semifinals during the College Football Playoff era.
However, last year was an anomaly as the Crimson Tide was the only team selected.