The College Football Playoffs enters the second year of an expanded field, with 12 teams again set to decide the national champion across the Football Bowl Subdivision.

There are a couple tweaks to the system in 2025. The four highest-ranked teams will earn the top four seeds — and byes — regardless if they won their conference championship. Also, the CFP selection committee also recently announced it will put greater emphasis on strength of schedule .

Here is a look at the Journal Star's College Football Playoff predictions, including our picks for the entire field and who each of us think will win the national championship:

CFP predictions 2025: Wes Huett picks the field

The Big Ten and SEC will easily land three teams each in the CFP field, followed by Notre Dame and the cha

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