The College Football Playoff final rankings 2025 are out. The Selection Committee has unveiled the official final Top 25 rankings for the 2025 season, setting the stage for the second 12-team playoff. Indiana secures the No. 1 seed with a 13-0 record, earning a first-round bye along with Ohio State, Georgia, and Texas Tech. The playoff begins December 19 with campus-site games, highlighted by a primetime matchup between No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 9 Alabama.

College Football Playoff Final Rankings (December 7, 2025)

Here are the college football playoff final rankings. 

Source: NCAA.com & CFP Selection Committee (December 7, 2025). Records include regular season and conference championships.

The 12-Team Playoff Field & First-Round Matchups

The top 4 seeds (Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas Tech) receive byes to the quarterfinals. First-round games are hosted on campus by the higher seed. Here’s the confirmed bracket:

• No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Alabama (Friday, Dec. 19, 8:00 PM ET, ABC/ESPN/WatchESPN – at Oklahoma)
• No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.) (Saturday, Dec. 20, 12:00 PM ET, ABC/ESPN/WatchESPN – at Texas A&M)
• No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane (Saturday, Dec. 20, 3:30 PM ET, TNT/truTV/HBO Max – at Ole Miss)
• No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 James Madison (Saturday, Dec. 20, 7:30 PM ET, TNT/truTV/HBO Max – at Oregon)

Note: There is no re-seeding after rounds; the bracket is fixed.

Quarterfinals (New Year’s Six Bowls)

• Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Ohio State vs. Texas A&M/Miami (Fla.) winner (Wednesday, Dec. 31, 7:30 PM ET, ESPN/WatchESPN – Arlington, TX)
• Orange Bowl: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Oregon/James Madison winner (Thursday, Jan. 1, 12:00 PM ET, ESPN/WatchESPN – Miami, FL)
• Rose Bowl: No. 1 Indiana vs. Oklahoma/Alabama winner (Thursday, Jan. 1, 4:00 PM ET, ESPN/WatchESPN – Pasadena, CA)
• Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Georgia vs. Ole Miss/Tulane winner (Thursday, Jan. 1, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN/WatchESPN – New Orleans, LA)

Semifinals

• Fiesta Bowl: Quarterfinal winner vs. Quarterfinal winner (Thursday, Jan. 8, 7:30 PM ET, ESPN/WatchESPN – Glendale, AZ)
• Peach Bowl: Quarterfinal winner vs. Quarterfinal winner (Friday, Jan. 9, 7:30 PM ET, ESPN/WatchESPN – Atlanta, GA)

National Championship

• Semifinal winner vs. Semifinal winner (Monday, Jan. 19, 7:30 PM ET, ESPN/WatchESPN – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL)

Printable Bracket & Full Schedule

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Quick Takes: What Stands Out?

• Indiana’s Historic No. 1: The Hoosiers’ perfect season lands them the top seed – a massive surprise for a program that hasn’t been this dominant in decades.
• SEC Powerhouse: 7 of the top 9 teams, but Alabama’s 10-3 record and first-round road game add intrigue.
• Group of 5 Breakthrough: James Madison (12-1) and Tulane (11-2) represent the non-Power 5 conferences, with JMU facing a tough Oregon matchup.
• Key Notes: The five highest-ranked conference champions auto-qualify, even if outside the Top 25. If seeds hold, semifinals would pit No. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3 winners.