playESPN staffSep 15, 2026, 06:30 AM ETMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsWeek 2 was supposed to be about the high-profile SEC-Big Ten games: Oklahoma-Michigan and Ohio State-Texas.While those two games proved entertaining in their own ways — the Wolverines won a defensive battle with the Sooners and the Longhorns came back from a 20-point deficit — the most impactful might be the Big Ten-Big 12 game: Oregon-Oklahoma State.The Ducks, who routed the Pokes last season, were 23.5-point favorites. But behind 554 total yards of offense from Drew Mestemaker and the Cowboys’ offense, OSU pulled off the 39-31 win. Oregon’s loss has knocked the Ducks out of the playoff projections.There is a long way to go until the College Football Playoff selections, but these games will certainly be factors.Here are our experts’ top 12 College Football Playoff picks:Andrea Adelson: 1. Notre Dame 2.
Texas 3. LSU 4. Miami 5. Texas A&M 6.
Georgia 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. BYU 10.
Ohio State 11. Ole Miss 12. Boise StateKyle Bonagura: 1. Notre Dame 2.
Indiana 3. Texas 4. Georgia 5. Ohio State 6.
LSU 7. Miami 8. Alabama 9. Texas A&M 10.
Texas Tech 11. BYU 12. Boise StateBill Connelly: 1. Texas 2.
Notre Dame 3. Georgia 4. LSU 5. Miami 6.
Florida 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. BYU 10.
Texas A&M 11. Mississippi State 12. TulsaDavid Hale: 1. Notre Dame 2.
Miami 3. LSU 4. Georgia 5. Texas 6.
Ohio State 7. Indiana 8. Texas A&M 9. Ole Miss 10.
BYU 11. USC 12. Boise StateEli Lederman: 1. Notre Dame 2.
Miami 3. Georgia 4. Texas 5. Indiana 6.
Ohio State 7. Texas A&M 8. BYU 9. LSU 10.
Oregon 11. SMU 12. Boise StateMax Olson: 1. Texas 2.
Miami 3. Notre Dame 4. Ohio State 5. Georgia 6.
LSU 7. Indiana 8. Texas A&M 9. BYU 10.
Alabama 11. USC 12. North Dakota StateAdam Rittenberg: 1. Texas 2.
Notre Dame 3. Georgia 4. Miami 5. LSU 6.
Indiana 7. Ohio State 8. BYU. 9. Ole Miss 10.
USC 11. Alabama 12. Boise StateAlex Scarborough: 1. Notre Dame 2.
Texas 3. Miami 4. Georgia 5. Indiana 6.
Ohio State 7. LSU 8. Ole Miss 9. USC 10.
BYU 11. Texas A&M 12. Boise StateMark Schlabach: 1. Texas 2.
Georgia 3. Notre Dame 4. Indiana 5. Miami 6.
LSU 7. Ohio State 8. BYU 9. Ole Miss 10.
Texas Tech 11. Texas A&M 12. Boise StateJake Trotter: 1. Texas 2.
Notre Dame 3. Miami 4. Georgia 5. Indiana 6.
Ohio State 7. LSU 8. BYU 9. Alabama 10.
Ole Miss 11. Oklahoma State 12. Boise StatePaolo Uggetti: 1.Texas 2. Georgia 3.
Miami 4. Notre Dame 5. Indiana 6. LSU 7.
Ohio State 8. BYU 9. USC 10. Ole Miss 11.
Texas A&M 12. Boise StateDave Wilson: 1. Notre Dame 2. Texas 3.
Miami 4. Georgia 5. Indiana 6. Ohio State 7.
LSU 8. BYU 9. USC 10. Texas A&M 11.
Ole Miss 12. Boise State
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