2026 College Football Playoff bracket projection: Chaos looms as SEC, Big Ten races tighten

CBS Sports graphic Clarity is coming. Or maybe it’s more confusion. As we get into the heart of the college football season, I find myself saying, “We’ll learn a lot more about this team after (insert game here).” And that is likely true, but sometimes what we learn just makes the situation more complicated. Take the SEC, for instance. Texas, Georgia and Alabama look like the clear top three right now. But how do you rank a group that includes Florida, LSU, Missouri, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Tennessee? Those rankings could get easier or more complicated with LSU playing…