Way-Too-Early Top 25: Spring

My way-too-early top 25 for the 2024 college football season and my 12 team playoff prediction:

1. Texas Longhorns
2. Ohio State Buckeyes
3. Oregon Ducks
4. Georgia Bulldogs
5. Alabama Crimson Tide
6. Ole Miss Rebels
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8. LSU Tigers
9. Oklahoma Sooners
10. Michigan Wolverines
11. Tennessee Volunteers
12. Penn State Nittany Lions
13. Utah Utes
14. Kansas State Wildcats
15. Missouri Tigers
16. Kansas Jayhawks
17. USC Trojans
18. Oklahoma State Cowboys
19. Florida State Seminoles
20. Kentucky Wildcats
21. Louisville Cardinals
22. Clemson Tigers
23. Auburn Tigers
24. Boise State Broncos
25. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Just Missed

• Arizona Wildcats
• Michigan State Spartans
• Wisconsin Badgers
• Texas A&M Aggies
• Toledo Rockets

Conference Comparison

SEC: 10 (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 20, 23)

Big Ten: 6 (2, 3, 10, 12, 17, 25)

Big 12: 4 (13, 14, 16, 18)

ACC: 3 (19, 21, 22)

Independent: 1 (7)

Mountain West: 1 (24)

12 Team Playoff Preview

1. Texas
2. Ohio State
3. Utah
4. Florida State
5. Oregon
6. Georgia
7. Alabama
8. Ole Miss
9. Notre Dame
10. LSU
11. Oklahoma
12. Boise State

Matchups

5 Oregon vs 12 Boise State

6 Georgia vs 11 Oklahoma

7 Alabama vs 10 LSU

8 Ole Miss vs 9 Notre Dame