One of the key dates on college football’s preseason calendar has arrived, as the College Football Playoff selection committee has revealed its full schedule for when it will release its official top 25 rankings over the course of the 2025 season.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart says he would support expanding the College Football Playoff “if it’s done the right way.”

Using AP Top 25 preseason polls from 2014 to 2023 and comparing them to final CFP rankings over the same period, I came up with a very unscientific “formula” for predicting a playoff bracket.