Week 0 of the 2026 college football season starts tomorrow! YAAAAAY!!!!!!

Before I spend the next two weeks holed up in sports bars drinking copious amounts of beer and consuming even more wings, here is how I see this season shaping out — from the “Power 4” to the Group of 6.

ACC

Champ: Miami
College Football Playoff Squads: Miami, Louisville
Dark horses: Cal, Pitt and Clemson

Comments: if Clemson does the impossible and wins at LSU, they will be the team to challenge Miami.

Big 12

Champ: Texas Tech
College Football Playoff Squad: Texas Tech
Dark horses: BYU, Houston

Comments: Texas Tech is rich — the others are not.

Big 10, aka “Conference Moneybags”

Champ: Oregon
College Football Playoff Squads: Oregon, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan
Dark horses: USC

Comments: nice to see Michigan have a functioning adult leading the program instead of that previous clown show.

SEC, aka “The BEAST”

Champ: Texas
College Football Playoff Squads: Texas, Georgia, Alabama
Dark horses: Ole Miss, LSU

Comments: I have a feeling Lane Kiffin is gonna let down some folks in Baton Rouge.

Group of 6

The “New” Pac-12 Champ: Boise State
MAC, aka #MacTion Champ: Ohio
American: Army (LFG!!!)
Conference USA: Jacksonville St
Sun Belt: James Madison
Mountain West: UNLV

CFP Squad from the Group of 6: Army

CFP Participants (in seeded order)

1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Miami
4. Notre Dame
5. Ohio State
6. Georgia
7. Texas Tech
8. Alabama
9. Indiana
10. Michigan
11. Louisville
12. Army

2026 National Champs: Notre Dame over Oregon

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