There was no shortage of drama surrounding this year's College Football Playoff (CFP) selection. The CFP committee didn't make many controversial choices, but a couple of decisions have been hotly debated since the bracket was announced just over a week ago.

With the Bison and 2022-23 champion South Dakota State out, only two of the teams still alive entering the quarterfinals have won the title in the last 25 years: No. 12 seed Villanova (2009) and No. 3 seed Montana (2001). Could it finally be the year for 2024's losing finalist, Montana State, which hasn't won the championship since 1984?

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As a result, the Hurricanes will go on the road to face Texas A&M and Alabama will travel for a rematch with Oklahoma as the two standout games of the first round. The first round is rounded out by another rematch between Tulane and Ole Miss, and James Madison taking on Oregon as the biggest underdog of this year's playoff.

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