Kirby Smart, Georgia must find this way-too-early CFP bracket prediction so laughable

How many more times do we need to subject ourselves to this? All Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning need to do is breathe and people will be hopping aboard their faulty hype train once again. Although the Texas Longhorns are a likely College Football Playoff team in 2026-27, have they ever beaten Georgia head-to-head since joining the SEC? No, and Kirby Smart is well aware of this current trend.

However, that did not stop Brad Crawford of CBS Sports from saying Texas will beat UGA in Atlanta...

1. Miami Hurricanes
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3. Texas Longhorns
4. Indiana Hoosiers
5. Texas Tech Red Raiders
6. Georgia Bulldogs
7. Oregon Ducks
8. Ohio State Buckeyes
9. LSU Tigers
10. Texas A&M Aggies
11. Memphis Tigers
12. Michigan Wolverines

If you want a visualization of what Crawford's College Football Playoff bracket looks like, here you go!

It is especially rich to see Georgia coming in as the No. 6 seed and having to host Group of Five champion Memphis out of The American in their first-round game. Should Georgia win its first first-round game in program history over those Tigers, the Bulldogs will take on Texas in the national quarterfinals. While Georgia and Texas are virtual locks to make the playoff, what are we doing here?

Let's assess what Crawford got right and what he got so horribly wrong with his bracket predction.

Georgia fans cannot like seeing Texas seeded better in this CFP bracket

Of the 12 teams making it in, the teams seeded No. 1 to No. 8 all feel like strong bets to make the field. Georgia, Indiana, Ohio State, and Oregon are the only teams to make both 12-team playoffs to date. Notre Dame and Texas nearly made it last year, and could be even better this season. As for Miami and Texas Tech, who else do you like to win the ACC and the Big 12 respectively next year?

Having Memphis as the Group of Five champion is fine. Somebody has to win it, right? As far as LSU, Texas A&M, and Michigan rounding out the 12-team field, those are all teams that will certainly be in the mix to make it in next holiday season. Overall, Crawford did a fantastic job in putting forth a believable and high-quality playoff field. That being said, the seeding is all over the place and strange.

Until proven otherwise, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds will go to Big Ten or SEC teams. To see Texas and Indiana not be top-two in that discussion is odd to say the least. For Miami and Notre Dame to have the top two seeds, that would require them going undefeated. If they do, then more power to them. One of them will not do it, so keep that in the back of your mind. Outside of Georgia, there are issues...

The Big Ten of it all is just wild... How do we have Indiana as only the four seed, but Ohio State being No. 8? Furthemore, Crawford has Michigan getting in as the No. 12 at 9-3, despite not having wins over Indiana, Ohio State, or Oregon in league play. The Wolverines' best win is over Oklahoma in the non-conference. Again, it is more than just Georgia who is getting the short-end of the stick with this.

Overall, Georgia should be the No. 2 seed if you are of the belief that UGA will three-peat as SEC champions. Let's put the projected Big Ten winner at No. 1. Whether that is Indiana, Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan, or somebody else entirely remains to be seen. Frankly, to have the SEC runner-up be at No. 6 kind of devalues it in a way. Crawford has four SEC teams making the field in his bracket.

Ultimately, the teams Crawford has making the field may end up being right, or at least look right for the time being. That being said, the seeding needs some refinement. Right now, Georgia is one of two locks to make it out of the SEC, along with Texas. However, Texas has yet to beat Georgia head-to-head since joining the conference. When has Sarkisian ever shown he can hang with Smart at UGA?

At this time, let's move Georgia up to No. 2 and drop Texas down to No. 5, and go from there, please...