College Football Playoff bracket predictions: Projecting top 12, first teams out for 2025 CFP rankings

Until the College Football Playoff makes the decision to drop conference championship games and expand to 16 teams, part of the process is going to be about Power 4 politics. That's going to influence the decisions made before the 12-team field is revealed on ESPN's College Football Playoff Selection Show on Sunday at 12 p.m. Chaos took over when Duke beat Virginia 27-20 in the ACC championship game on Saturday. That means James Madison – the Sun Belt champion – will be the fifth-highest ranked conference champion. The Blue Devils – a five-loss team – will be left out, but the ACC will still get a team in the College Football Playoff field. Miami finished 10-2 and has been the subject of a...