2025 College Football Playoff predictions, expert picks, most overrated and underrated teams

The long offseason is finally over as college football starts in earnest this week. After an offseason of change across the college athletics landscape, we finally get to trade in court rooms for packed stadiums. We’re marking the occasion as we always do — with the release of national picks from our full complement of experts. 

We’re heading into one of the most wide open seasons in recent memory. No team fields better than +600 odds to win the national title, and nine teams have 15-to-1 odds or better. The preseason No. 1 and 2 teams have not won a national championship in more than 20 years. More acutely, six different teams have won the national title in the past seven years as the transfer portal and NIL open up the field. 

That wide open nature will translate to the Heisman race, where our experts picked four different players. It also includes a competitive Group of Five race for an all-important College Football Playoff spot. Our college football experts at CBS Sports made their picks for most overrated and underrated teams in the country, plus a pick for their coach of the year and Heisman winner. 

Expert picks for all of these categories can be found below as we head into Week 1 of the season. All betting odds below provided via FanDuel Sportsbook. 

Most overrated team

Texas: Let me provide some context here! Texas is going to be good. It will be one of the 10 best teams in the league. But is it the best team? Why are we so confident that a team with a new QB and very little returning production on offense, as well as new starters on both sides of the lines of scrimmage, deserves to start the year at No. 1? While the schedule may not feature the weekly hammering other teams will deal with, there are still road games…

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Author : Chip Patterson

Publish date : 2025-08-25 16:58:00

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