With August right around the corner, it's finally time to shift the conversation to the field. Ari Wasserman used the moment to lock in his projected final College Football Playoff rankings, along with a full breakdown of how the bracket plays out.
Wasserman's bracket ends with an SEC power finally breaking through against a Big Ten mainstay in the national title game. Both programs have made the playoff a habit in recent years without ever closing the deal, and in this projection, only one of them shakes that reputation.
Wasserman breaks down how the national champion gets there, plus his full round-by-round breakdown of every CFP matchup from the first round through the semifinals, below.
