The arrival of the 12-team College Football Playoff adds another layer to the ever-blooming onion known as bowl predictions.

The expanded CFP field has been revealed, sending the top four seeds — No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Boise State and No. 4 Arizona State — to major bowl games that double as the national quarterfinals. Their opponents will be determined after first-round games on campus later this month. As your fearless forecaster, I will be picking not just the first round winners, but the entire CFP.

The non-CFP bowl matchups have also been determined, but the circumstances still need to be clarified. Will teams with legitimate CFP aspirations that have been left out actually show up? The transfer portal officially opens in a few hours and will be busy. Colorado Buffaloes stars Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders are expected to play in the Valero Alamo Bowl, but other projected first-round NFL draft picks could choose to sit out their teams’ bowl games.

There are also coaching changes for bowl teams – some have been made, like North Carolina and West Virginia, and others could still come, for head coaches and other staff members. These games are all about motivation and encounters and a lot can change between now and kick-off.

But here at the ESPN Bowl Prediction headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, we’re not afraid of any circumstances. So let’s get to the picks, from on-campus CFP sites to traditional bowls to the Jan. 20 national title game in Atlanta.

Ready, set, bowl!

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