'College GameDay' Week 15 picks for Alabama-Georgia, Ohio State-Indiana, more
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John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORK December 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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'College GameDay' Week 15 picks for Alabama-Georgia, Ohio State-Indiana, more
By the end of the day, five conference championship trophies and four spots in the College Football Playoff will be handed out.
Kicking off conference championship weekend is the Big 12 championship game between No. 6 Texas Tech (No. 4 in CFP rankings) and No. 11 BYU (No. 11 in CFP rankings). This game could impact the rest of the day and how the field is set up on Sunday, Dec. 7 — if the Cougars can pull off the upset.
REQUIRED READING: College football picks for conference championship games in Week 15
There's then the SEC championship game between No. 3 Georgia (No. 3 in CFP rankings) and No. 10 Alabama (No. 9 in CFP rankings), the site of "College GameDay" in Week 15. The Crimson Tide will need to replicate its game plan — a big passing game from Ty Simpson — from earlier this season to beat Georgia again. A win for Alabama will be its first SEC title in the post-Nick Saban era, while a win for Georgia will give Kirby Smart's squad back-to-back SEC titles and three titles in the last four years.
The nightcap features No. 1 Ohio State (No. 1 in CFP rankings) and No. 2 Indiana (No. 2 in CFP rankings) clashing in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, and No. 16 Virginia (No. 17 in CFP rankings) and Duke meeting up in the ACC championship in Charlotte. A win by the five-loss Blue Devils would create chaos in the 12-team CFP field, potentially admitting two Group of Five programs into the CFP field.
Host of TNT's "Inside NBA" Ernie Johnson is the celebrity guest picker for Week 15. Here's a look at how "College GameDay" picked each of the conference championship matchups in Week 15, including the Army-Navy game next weekend:
Big 12 championship game: Texas Tech vs BYU -
Desmond Howard: Texas Tech
Pat McAfee: Texas Tech
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Texas Tech
Nick Saban: Texas Tech
Kirk Herbstreit: Texas Tech
REQUIRED READING: Texas Tech vs BYU live updates: Score, highlights from Big 12 championship game
SEC championship game: Georgia vs Alabama -
Desmond Howard: Georgia
Pat McAfee: Georgia
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Georgia
Nick Saban: Alabama
Kirk Herbstreit: Abstained (calling game)
REQUIRED READING: SEC Championship game: Alabama vs. Georgia prediction, keys to game
Big Ten championship game: Ohio State vs Indiana -
Desmond Howard: Indiana
Pat McAfee: Indiana
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Ohio State
Nick Saban: Ohio State
Kirk Herbstreit: Ohio State
REQUIRED READING: Big Ten Championship game Ohio State vs Indiana prediction, keys to game
ACC championship game: Virginia vs Duke -
Desmond Howard: Virginia
Pat McAfee: Duke
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Virginia
Nick Saban: Virginia
Kirk Herbstreit: Virginia
MAC championship: Miami (Ohio) vs Western Michigan -
Desmond Howard: Miami (Ohio)
Pat McAfee: Western Michigan
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Western Michigan
Nick Saban: Western Michigan
Kirk Herbstreit: Western Michigan
Army-Navy Game -
Desmond Howard: Navy
Pat McAfee: Navy
Ernie Johnson (guest picker): Navy
Nick Saban: Navy
Kirk Herbstreit: Navy
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