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Last 8 national champions playoff bracket

Posted on 7/12/26 at 9:37 am
Posted by TonytheT
Member since Jul 2026
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Posted on 7/12/26 at 9:37 am
2025 Indiana 24
2024 Ohio State 27

2023 Michigan 20.
2022 Georgia 17

2021 Georgia 41
2020 Alabama 37

2019 LSU 42
2018 Clemson 45


2nd rd

2024 Ohio State 17
2023 Michigan 10

2021 Georgia 30
2018 Clemson 28

Finals

2024 Ohio State 23
2021 Georgia 17

Posted by hookem33
Belton, Tx
Member since Jun 2022
3371 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 9:42 am to
while I don't think 2019 is the goat, I do think they are the best of that group.
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
24232 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 9:48 am to
The advanced analytics have the top 3 teams as 2020 Bama, 2019 LSU and 2025 IU.

Most of the teams listed couldn’t slow down the offenses for Bama or LSU and didn’t have the ability to score enough points to keep up and only IU was sound enough to have a shot for the lower scoring teams.

Your head to head matchups are almost all incorrect based on the models as well.
Posted by themicah85
DALLAS TX
Member since Jul 2015
3532 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 9:51 am to
Lsu fans will be in here throwing a fricking fit in no time.
Posted by DrewDawg13
Athens
Member since Apr 2015
3988 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 10:13 am to
quote:

2023 Michigan 20.
2022 Georgia 17


0% chance of this happening.
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
32466 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 10:16 am to
2021 Alabama beat 2021 Georgia and had a lead in the 4th quarter of the national title game. A great defense but when healthy Alabama hung 41 on them.

2020 Alabama beats them.
This post was edited on 7/12/26 at 10:17 am
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
29282 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 10:57 am to
I think LSU beats Clemson by 10 then loses to Georgia next round...but hard to argue with anything else.
Posted by baytiger11
Member since Jul 2020
2553 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 11:11 am to
quote:

Finals

2024 Ohio State 23
2021 Georgia 17

weakest out of all of them and you have them winning it all. shiny hook
Posted by Gator Fever
Member since Sep 2021
5339 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 11:19 am to
I would have either LSU or Indiana at top.
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
9917 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 11:30 am to
I would flip literally every game in the first round that you have.
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
9917 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 11:31 am to
quote:

Lsu fans will be in here throwing a fricking fit in no time.

Why’d you think this?
Posted by AvidLSUfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2015
893 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 11:34 am to
Buckl alter?
Posted by Tenn grad LSU fan
Woulhuntdn't you like to know spazz
Member since Apr 2023
1339 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 11:36 am to
Clemson says hello
Posted by TwoDatBait
Northshore, LA
Member since Jul 2011
6612 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 11:51 am to
Well we know Tennessee fans won't be arguing.....
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
24232 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 12:07 pm to
Clemson was a talented team but it’s so clear they were stealing signals I don’t want to put them in the same class as the other teams being mentioned.

FEI:
Bama: 1.54 (low due to fewer games)
LSU: 1.7
IU: 1.86
Clemson: 1.47

QB: TF Lawrence (4th behind Burrow/Jones/Mendoza)
RB: Etienne 2nd (behind Najee, ahead of the others)
WR: 3rd (LSU>Bama>>>>Clemson>IU)

If you want them included in that group fine but they absolutely deserve an asterisks as LSU proved the following year.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
29282 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 12:10 pm to
I would prob not put Lawrence behind Mendonza..thw other 2 yes.
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
24232 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 12:24 pm to
In 2018 he was a TF, he wasn’t anywhere close to what he became later in his career.

2019 Burrow > 2020 Mac > 2025 Mendoza > 2018 Lawrence
Posted by SneezyBeltranIsHere
Member since Jul 2021
4338 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 12:32 pm to
where aggot
Posted by Lucado
Member since Nov 2023
4893 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 1:05 pm to
quote:


Lsu fans will be in here throwing a fricking fit in no time.


Nah. If there was ever an offseason Chicken thread, this is it, plain as day.
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
48704 posts
Posted on 7/12/26 at 1:12 pm to
quote:

2023 Michigan 20.
2022 Georgia 17




2022 Georgia would have wiped the floor with 2023 Michigan. If you didn't have an explosive passing game with multiple elite WRs, you weren't moving the ball on Georgia in 2021 or 2022.
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