The National Championship game is being played on Monday, but it’s never too early to look ahead to the 2020 season, especially with such a long layoff between the semifinals and the National Championship game.

When it comes to rankings for 2020 at this time of year, they are often hard to put together because of NFL Draft and transfer portal decisions upcoming. For example, Georgia’s quarterback situation was hazy for next season after Jake Fromm declared for the NFL Draft. Things got a lot more clear for the Dawgs after Jamie Newman announced his decision to enroll as a graduate transfer.

There are two playoff teams who most consider the clear cut No. 1 and No. 2 teams in some order for next season right now, and those teams are Clemson and Ohio State in large part to both schools having their start quarterbacks return. Could we see a Fiesta Bowl rematch next season?

There are also several prominent teams who do not have their quarterbacks returning in 2020. In addition to Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma and Oregon all fit the mold here.

With the National Championship three days away, Sporting News put together an early Top-25: