Making it to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings means everything. What teams have made it to the top of the polls up to now?

Following the Buckeyes' 34-23 win over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship -- their fourth straight playoff win by double digits -- they have officially finished the season atop the pile.

The Buckeyes are No. 1 after their national championship win, but which team is between them and runner-up Notre Dame?

It's never too early to look ahead to the 2025 college football season, especially since Ohio State's victory against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship officially brought the 2024 campaign to an end this past week.

As the 2025 recruiting cycle ends and the 12-team CFP era rolls on, here is a look at four teams that have improved their chances of securing a playoff spot, and, maybe winning it all, as long as their transfers contribute as expected and they get production from some youth in their current class of recruits.

Yesterday was an uneventful National Signing Day for the Nebraska Cornhuskers class of 2025. The class officially closed with 20 signees, 12 of whom were listed as 4-star prospects and the remaining eight players as 3-star recruits.

National Signing Day has come and gone, and with it all of the most highly-considered prospects in the 2025 college football recruiting class have made their intentions known. As expected, the SEC and Big Ten cleaned up,