Ohio State Picked to Beat Georgia 31-27 for 2026 College Football Title
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Updated · NBC Sports · Aug 27
Ohio State Picked to Beat Georgia 31-27 for 2026 College Football Title
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Aug 27
Summary
Ohio State is projected to win the 2026 national championship 31-27 over Georgia, with the analyst forecasting a late fourth-down stop in the title game.
The Buckeyes are also picked to finish 12-0, earn the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye, then beat Ole Miss 30-17 and Texas 28-23 behind a defense the analyst calls the nation’s best.
Georgia is forecast to go 12-0 and reach the final after edging Oregon 23-20 and routing Texas Tech 30-10, setting up a championship matchup between the bracket’s top two seeds.
Texas Tech and Miami round out the projected top four at 12-0, while Texas, Notre Dame, Oregon, Ole Miss, Alabama, Indiana, BYU and Boise State fill the rest of the 12-team field.
The projection would extend the Big Ten’s recent run, with Ohio State delivering the conference a fourth straight national title after Indiana’s unbeaten championship season in 2025.
After Indiana's shocking national title run, will their high-powered transfer quarterback be enough to keep them in the 2026 playoff picture?
With a brutal schedule ahead, can Texas survive the gauntlet to secure a playoff spot, or will trap games ruin their season?
Will Miami's highly touted transfer quarterback deliver a Heisman-level season, or is the preseason playoff hype blinding analysts to underlying flaws?