We take a look at six FCS football teams that exceeded preseason expectations, including Illinois State after its miraculous run to Nashville

Last year’s expanded College Football Playoff made for the most difficult end-of-season ranking ever. This year, not nearly as much.

Just days after Indiana won the National Championship, the College Football Playoff announced they were sticking with 12 teams for 2026.

After all, until games are actually played, all teams are theoretically on equal standing. A cornerstone of early projections are way-too-early rankings. CBS Sports concocted its own list of top 25 teams less than 24 hours after the national title dust settled.

The College Football Playoff will remain a 12-team field next season, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Predicting what a 24-team College Football Playoff bracket could look like if the committee went in that direction for the 2026 season

With the AHSAA’s decision to separate private and public schools in reclassification, Class 6A is now the largest public school classification in the state. Among the members of the new-look Class 6A who were in 7A last season are defending football champion Thompson,