ESPN Predicts College Football's Top 12 Teams Next Season

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ESPN Predicts College Football's Top 12 Teams Next Season

ESPN's ranked the Top 12 teams in the country heading into the 2026 college football regular season.

The 2025-26 college football season is over. Indiana won the national title in dominant fashion. The Hoosiers topped No. 10 seed Miami in the College Football Playoff national title. Along the way, Indiana bested Oregon, Alabama, Ohio State and many others.

But who will be holding up the College Football Playoff trophy next season?

ESPN's ranked the Top 12 teams in the country heading into the new year.

Analyst Kirk Herbstreit speaks during the ESPN College GameDay live broadcast on the Texas Tech University campus on Nov. 8, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas.© Mateo Rosiles/ Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

According to ESPN, here's who will be competing for the College Football Playoff next season.

ESPN's projected 2026 top 12

  1. Indiana
  2. Texas
  3. Notre Dame
  4. Georgia
  5. Oregon
  6. Ohio State
  7. Texas Tech
  8. Miami
  9. Ole Miss
  10. Texas A&M
  11. BYU
  12. Oklahoma

Who do you have winning it all next year?

This story was originally published by The Spun on Jan 25, 2026, where it first appeared in the College Football section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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