2025–26 College Football Playoff

2025–26 College Football Playoff
Season2025
DatesDecember 19, 2025 – January 19, 2026
Teams invited
Venues
Campus sites
Neutral sites

The 2025–26 College Football Playoff is an upcoming single-elimination postseason tournament that will determine the national champion of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the 12th edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) and the second to include 12 teams.

The playoff bracket's four first round games are scheduled to be held on December 19 and 20 at campus sites. The four first round winners will advance to the quarterfinals to play the top four seeds on December 31 and January 1 at the Cotton Bowl Classic, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. Quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals, held at the Fiesta Bowl on January 8 and Peach Bowl on January 9, and then to the CFP National Championship game on January 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Games

Norman
College Station
Oxford
Eugene
Fiesta Bowl
Peach Bowl
Rose Bowl
Sugar Bowl
Cotton Bowl
National Championship
Game sites: First round (campus sites), quarterfinals, semifinals, championship

The tournament is structured as a single-elimination bracket tournament, with 12 teams playing a total of 11 games.[1] This will be the second edition of the CFP to include twelve teams and the 12th CFP since its founding.[1] As in the previous edition, the playoff field consists of the five highest-ranked conference champions, including at least one from the Group of Six conferences (G6), and the seven remaining highest-ranked teams. However, this playoff differs from the year prior in that the top four seeds, which carry a first-round bye, are assigned to the teams ranked Nos. 1–4, rather than being assigned to the four highest-ranked conference champions.[2] The final CFP rankings and the resulting bracket pairings were released by the committee on December 7,[2] concluding the weekend during which most conferences hold their championship games.[3]

The first round games will be held at campus sites and hosted by the higher-ranked team in each respective matchup. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be hosted by six of the 2025–26 NCAA football bowl games.[2] These bowls, commonly known as the New Year's Six,[2] are some of the oldest and most prestigious bowl games.[4] The championship is a standalone game and will also be played at a neutral site, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[5]

Schedule

All times are Eastern Time • Schedule source[1]

Round Date Time Matchup Game Location TV
First round December 19 8:00 p.m. Alabama at Oklahoma First round
(Campus sites)		 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma ABC/ESPN
December 20 Noon Miami (FL) at Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas
3:30 p.m. Tulane at Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi TNT/truTV/HBO Max
7:30 p.m. James Madison at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
Quarterfinals December 31 7:30 p.m. MIA/TAMU winner vs. Ohio State Cotton Bowl Classic AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas ESPN
January 1 Noon JMU/ORE winner vs. Texas Tech Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
4:00 p.m. ALA/OU winner vs. Indiana Rose Bowl Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California
8:00 p.m. TULN/MISS winner vs. Georgia Sugar Bowl Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
Semifinals January 8 7:30 p.m. Sugar Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl Classic winner Fiesta Bowl State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona
January 9 7:30 p.m. Orange Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
Championship January 19 7:30 p.m. Peach Bowl winner vs. Fiesta Bowl winner National Championship Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Bracket

First roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
Jan 1 – Orange Bowl, Hard Rock Stadium
Dec 20 – Autzen Stadium4Texas Tech 
Jan 9 – Peach Bowl, Mercedes-Benz Stadium
5Oregon    
   
12James Madison Jan 1 – Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl
   
Dec 19 – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium1Indiana 
Jan 19 – Hard Rock Stadium
8Oklahoma    
   
9Alabama Jan 1 – Sugar Bowl, Caesars Superdome
   
Dec 20 – Vaught–Hemingway Stadium3Georgia 
Jan 8 – Fiesta Bowl, State Farm Stadium
6Ole Miss    
   
11Tulane Dec 31 – Cotton Bowl Classic, AT&T Stadium
   
Dec 20 – Kyle Field2Ohio State 
7Texas A&M    
10Miami (FL) 


Selection and teams

Playoff participants (teams in bold received byes to the quarterfinals)
Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, American, Sun Belt

The 2025–26 CFP selection committee was chaired by Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek. Its other members were former Nevada head coach and athletic director Chris Ault, Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen, former Cincinnati and Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio, Utah athletic director Mark Harlan, former athletic director Jeff Long, sportswriter Ivan Maisel, Middle Tennessee athletic director Chris Massaro, former head coach Mike Riley, Miami (OH) athletic director David Sayler, former NFL player Wesley Walls, and Virginia athletic director Carla Williams.[6] Until November 13, the committee was chaired by Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades. He relinquished his position on the committee upon taking a leave of absence from Baylor and ultimately resigned as athletic director on November 20.[7][8] Yurachek replaced Rhoades as chair and Harlan was added to the committee as the new representative from the Big 12 Conference.[9] The thirteenth member of the committee, former college football player Randall McDaniel, stepped down on October 20 for personal reasons but announced plans to return to the committee the following year.[10]

The first CFP rankings of the season were released on November 4, 2025. Two conferences were represented in the top six: Ohio State and Indiana, both from the Big Ten Conference, topped the initial rankings at Nos. 1 and 2, while the Southeastern Conference (SEC) was represented by the next four teams with No. 3 Texas A&M their highest-ranked. No. 7 BYU and No. 8 Texas Tech represented the Big 12 Conference and Notre Dame, an FBS independent, was ranked at No. 10.[11] The highest-ranked team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) was No. 14 Virginia,[11] and Memphis from the American Conference was the highest-ranked G6 team despite not being ranked in the CFP top 25.[2] BYU fell to No. 12 in the November 11 rankings[12] after their road loss to No. 8 Texas Tech,[13] and No. 18 Miami (FL) rose to No. 15[12] after defeating Syracuse.[14] Together with a loss by Virginia to Wake Forest,[15] Miami became the new highest-ranked ACC team.[12] South Florida (American) debuted in the CFP rankings at No. 24 after a win over UTSA to become the new highest-ranked G6 team.[12][16]

The following week of games saw two top ten teams lose: No. 4 Alabama was upset by No. 11 Oklahoma,[17] while No. 5 Georgia defeated No. 10 Texas.[18] As a result, Alabama fell to No. 10 and Texas fell to No. 17 in the November 18 rankings.[19] No. 3 Texas A&M avoided an upset loss of their own to South Carolina with a school-record comeback to win by one point after trailing by 27 points at halftime.[20] No. 24 South Florida fell out of the rankings following their loss at home to Navy;[21] their American Conference foe Tulane replaced them at No. 24 and became the new highest-ranked G6 team.[19] The November 25 rankings saw few changes from the previous week; the top five teams were unchanged while Oregon jumped to No. 6 over Ole Miss after the Ducks defeated No. 15 USC.[22][23] Miami (FL) rose from No. 13 to No. 12, marking the ACC's debut in the top twelve, after a win over Virginia Tech.[24]

The penultimate CFP rankings were released on December 2.[25] Texas A&M fell from No. 3 to No. 7 following their first loss of the season at rival No. 16 Texas;[26] this made Georgia, who rose to No. 3, the new highest-ranked SEC team.[25] The loss also cost Texas A&M a place in the SEC championship, which was contested instead by Georgia and No. 9 Alabama.[27] No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana both finished the regular season undefeated[25] after beating No. 15 Michigan and Purdue, respectively.[28][29] This ensured they would play each other in the Big Ten championship, marking the first game between Big Ten teams ranked Nos. 1 and 2 since the 2006 Michigan–Ohio State game.[30] Texas Tech rose to No. 4[25] following a shutout victory over West Virginia—a game the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal called "laughable"[31]—marking Texas Tech's first-ever top-four CFP ranking and making them the first Big 12 team of the season to be in position for a first-round bye.[32] Ole Miss rose from No. 7 to No. 6 following their win at Mississippi State[25] despite the departure of their head coach, Lane Kiffin, for LSU on November 30; Ole Miss defensive coordinator Pete Golding was elevated to permanent head coach.[33]

The conference championship weekend began on December 5 with two games featuring ranked teams. No. 20 Tulane defeated No. 24 North Texas to win the American championship, making them "almost certain" to qualify for the playoff, according to CBS Sports,[34] and the Sun Belt championship was won by No. 25 James Madison to "[keep] them alive" for the playoff, according to ESPN.[35] The following day, No. 4 Texas Tech beat No. 11 BYU to win the Big 12 championship for the first time in school history,[36] and Georgia defeated Alabama to win the SEC championship.[37] Indiana defeated Ohio State to win the Big Ten championship, which CBS Sports reported "all but [secured]" the No. 1 seed for the Hoosiers.[38] Finally, Duke upset No. 16 Virginia in the ACC championship,[39] putting the ACC at risk of missing the playoffs altogether.[40] In the final rankings, released on December 7, Indiana was seeded No. 1 and received a first-round bye, along with No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Texas Tech.[41] Oregon, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma remained at their positions at Nos. 5–8 after remaining idle during conference championship weekend, though No. 9 Alabama also maintained its ranking despite a 28-7 "blowout loss" in the SEC championship, according to Yahoo! Sports.[41] BYU fell to No. 12 following their Big 12 championship loss, and Notre Dame fell to No. 11 after being jumped by Miami (FL) after both teams were idle the preceding week. This caused both Notre Dame and BYU to miss the playoffs as they were bumped out in favor of the final two conference champions, No. 20 Tulane and No. 24 James Madison.[41]

Notre Dame's exclusion, in particular, sparked controversy as the Fighting Irish had led Miami in every CFP poll until the final rankings[42] despite Miami winning the teams' head-to-head matchup on August 31.[41][43] Selection committee chair Hunter Yurachek explained Miami's late jump over Notre Dame by saying that the committee had not considered the head-to-head result until the teams were side-by-side in the polls, a rationale Nick Bromberg of Yahoo! Sports called "illogical" and a "flaw" in the rankings process,[44] while Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports opined it was "nonsensical, if not outright misleading".[45] Numerous college football personalities praised the committee's decision for honoring the head-to-head result, while others levied criticism against the committee for ranking Miami ahead of Notre Dame despite their identical records and neither team playing a game that week.[42] Writing for ESPN, David Hale said that selecting Miami over Notre Dame was a "sensible conclusion" but that the selection committee went through a "ridiculous process" to get there.[46] Carter Bahns of CBS Sports said that Notre Dame's exclusion was the "biggest surprise" of the playoff field,[47] and Liam McKeone of Sports Illustrated wrote that the Irish had been "snubbed".[42] Because they were left out of the playoffs, Notre Dame opted to decline a bowl bid, ending their season at 10–2.[48]

2025 College Football Playoff rankings top fifteen progression
No. Week 10
November 4 		Week 11
November 11 		Week 12
November 18 		Week 13
November 25 		Week 14
December 2 		Final
December 7
1 Ohio State (8–0) Ohio State (9–0) Ohio State (10–0) Ohio State (11–0) Ohio State (12–0) Indiana (13–0)
2 Indiana (9–0) Indiana (10–0) Indiana (11–0) Indiana (11–0) Indiana (12–0) Ohio State (12–1)
3 Texas A&M (8–0) Texas A&M (9–0) Texas A&M (10–0) Texas A&M (11–0) Georgia (11–1) Georgia (12–1)
4 Alabama (7–1) Alabama (8–1) Georgia (9–1) Georgia (10–1) Texas Tech (11–1) Texas Tech (12–1)
5 Georgia (7–1) Georgia (8–1) Texas Tech (10–1) Texas Tech (10–1) Oregon (11–1) Oregon (11–1)
6 Ole Miss (8–1) Texas Tech (9–1) Ole Miss (10–1) Oregon (10–1) Ole Miss (11–1) Ole Miss (11–1)
7 BYU (8–0) Ole Miss (9–1) Oregon (9–1) Ole Miss (10–1) Texas A&M (11–1) Texas A&M (11–1)
8 Texas Tech (8–1) Oregon (8–1) Oklahoma (8–2) Oklahoma (9–2) Oklahoma (10–2) Oklahoma (10–2)
9 Oregon (7–1) Notre Dame (7–2) Notre Dame (8–2) Notre Dame (9–2) Alabama (10–2) Alabama (10–3)
10 Notre Dame (6–2) Texas (7–2) Alabama (8–2) Alabama (9–2) Notre Dame (10–2) Miami (FL) (10–2)
11 Texas (7–2) Oklahoma (7–2) BYU (9–1) BYU (10–1) BYU (11–1) Notre Dame (10–2)
12 Oklahoma (7–2) BYU (8–1) Utah (8–2) Miami (FL) (9–2) Miami (FL) (10–2) BYU (11–2)
13 Utah (7–2) Utah (7–2) Miami (FL) (8–2) Utah (9–2) Texas (9–3) Texas (9–3)
14 Virginia (8–1) Vanderbilt (8–2) Vanderbilt (8–2) Vanderbilt (9–2) Vanderbilt (10–2) Vanderbilt (10–2)
15 Louisville (7–1) Miami (FL) (7–2) USC (8–2) Michigan (9–2) Utah (10–2) Utah (10–2)
G6 Memphis (8–1) No. 24 South Florida (7–2) No. 24 Tulane (8–2) No. 24 Tulane (9–2) No. 20 Tulane (10–2) No. 20 Tulane (11–2)
No. 24 James Madison (12–1)
Key
Teams in boldface are leading their conference at time of rankings release (or conference winners in the case of the final rankings).
The five highest-ranked conference champions, including at least one from the Group of Six conferences, will be selected.
The cutoff line represents the threshold of the top 12 teams as ranked by the CFP poll.
  • A team ranked lower than 12 may still qualify, if it is one of the five highest-ranked conference champions.
  • If that occurs, then that will displace the lowest ranked team in the top 12 that is not a conference champion.
Teams listed as "G6" would be in position to qualify as the highest-ranked Group of Six conference leader(s) but were not in the top fifteen teams.
  • In the November 4 rankings, Memphis filled this position despite not being ranked in the top 25.
Denotes teams who rose in the rankings compared to the previous week.
Denotes teams who fell in the rankings compared to the previous week.
Denotes teams who were not ranked the previous week.
Denotes teams whose rankings or conference championship victory resulted in a berth for the College Football Playoff.

Playoff participants

Team Conference Record Qualification method College Football Playoff
Appearance Last bid Result of last appearance
Alabama Southeastern Conference 10–3 (7–1) At-large 9th 2023 Lost to Michigan in the semifinals
Georgia Southeastern Conference 12–1 (7–1) Conference champion 5th 2024 Lost to Notre Dame in the quarterfinals
Indiana Big Ten Conference 13–0 (9–0) Conference champion 2nd 2024 Lost to Notre Dame in the first round
James Madison Sun Belt Conference 12–1 (8–0) Conference champion First appearance
Miami (FL) Atlantic Coast Conference 10–2 (6–2) At-large First appearance
Ohio State Big Ten Conference 12–1 (9–0) At-large 7th 2024 Won National Championship against Notre Dame
Oklahoma Southeastern Conference 10–2 (6–2) At-large 5th 2019 Lost to LSU in the semifinals
Ole Miss Southeastern Conference 11–1 (7–1) At-large First appearance
Oregon Big Ten Conference 11–1 (8–1) At-large 3rd 2024 Lost to Ohio State in the quarterfinals
Texas A&M Southeastern Conference 11–1 (7–1) At-large First appearance
Texas Tech Big 12 Conference 12–1 (8–1) Conference champion First appearance
Tulane American Conference 11–2 (7–1) Conference champion First appearance

Game summaries

First round

The first round includes two games that are rematches of regular-season contests: Oklahoma vs. Alabama (Oklahoma defeated Alabama, 23–21, on November 15)[49] and Ole Miss vs. Tulane (Ole Miss defeated Tulane, 45–10, on September 20).[50]

See also: List of college football post-season games that were rematches of regular season games

Alabama at Oklahoma

CFP First Round: Alabama at Oklahoma
Quarter 1 2 34Total
(9) No. 9 Alabama - - --0
(8) No. 8 Oklahoma - - --0

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

The CFP will begin with the first round game between No. 9 Alabama and No. 8 Oklahoma. This marks the ninth all-time meeting between the two teams; Oklahoma will enter leading the series 5–1–2. The Crimson Tide lead 2–1 in New Year's Six meetings (including a win in the 2018 CFP Orange Bowl semifinal), though Oklahoma has won both matchups since joining the SEC.[52][53][54] The game will be Alabama's ninth CFP appearance and Oklahoma's fifth.[55]

Miami (FL) at Texas A&M

CFP First Round: Miami (FL) at Texas A&M
Quarter 1 2 34Total
(10) No. 10 Miami (FL) - - --0
(7) No. 7 Texas A&M - - --0

at Kyle Field • College Station, Texas

No. 10 Miami (FL) and No. 7 Texas A&M will both make their CFP debuts in this first-round game.[56][57] This contest marks their sixth all-time meeting; Miami enters leading the series 3–2.[58]

Tulane at Ole Miss

See also: Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry
CFP First Round: Tulane at Ole Miss
Quarter 1 2 34Total
(11) No. 20 Tulane - - --0
(6) No. 6 Ole Miss - - --0

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

No. 20 Tulane (the 11 seed) and No. 6 Ole Miss will both make their CFP debuts in the second game of the opening round tripleheader.[59][60] Ole Miss will enter leading the series 44–28; this game will be the 75th all-time and the first postseason meeting between the teams.[59]

James Madison at Oregon

CFP First Round: James Madison at Oregon
Quarter 1 2 34Total
(12) No. 24 James Madison - - --0
(5) No. 5 Oregon - - --0

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

No. 24 James Madison, the 12 seed, and No. 5 Oregon will conclude the CFP first round. The teams will meet for the first time; James Madison will make their CFP debut[61] while Oregon will make their third appearance.[62]

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