The second 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is final , and this year is more controversial than the last. In 2024, a couple of shoddy three-loss SEC resumes were left out of the field for SMU, which lost its conference championship on a last-second field goal. It would have been hard to find anybody with a massive problem over that.

This year, however, there are some more legitimate gripes. Notre Dame is out despite a 10-2 record and a 10-game winning streak. Vanderbilt is out despite a 10-2 record in the SEC and no bad losses. BYU is out despite finishing 11-2, reaching the Big 12 title game and only losing to No. 4 Texas Tech. Texas is out despite a very strong three-loss resume that includes wins over Texas A&M and Oklahoma, two playoff teams.

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