College Football Playoff Committee Releases 2025’s Fourth Rankings
The College Football Playoff Committee has released its fourth rankings for the 2025 season. This important update comes after games played through November 22. The rankings play a crucial role in determining the teams that will compete for the national championship title.
2025 College Football Playoff Rankings
Here are the current top 25 teams as ranked by the committee:
- 1. Ohio State – 11-0
- 2. Indiana – 11-0
- 3. Texas A&M – 11-0
- 4. Georgia – 10-1
- 5. Texas Tech – 10-1
- 6. Oregon – 10-1
- 7. Ole Miss – 10-1
- 8. Oklahoma – 9-2
- 9. Notre Dame – 9-2
- 10. Alabama – 9-2
- 11. BYU – 10-1
- 12. Miami – 9-2
- 13. Utah – 9-2
- 14. Vanderbilt – 9-2
- 15. Michigan – 9-2
- 16. Texas – 8-3
- 17. Southern California – 8-3
- 18. Virginia – 9-2
- 19. Tennessee – 8-3
- 20. Arizona State – 8-3
- 21. SMU – 8-3
- 22. Pittsburgh – 8-3
- 23. Georgia Tech – 9-2
- 24. Tulane – 9-2
- 25. Arizona – 8-3
Understanding the College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is designed to determine the national champion in college football. Each season, the selection committee ranks the top 25 teams based on their performance throughout the regular season. The process concludes with a 12-team playoff bracket.
- The top five conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams will qualify for the playoffs.
- The four highest-ranked teams receive a first-round bye.
- The lower-seeded teams (Nos. 5-12) will compete in the first round.
The playoff games rotate annually among six prominent bowl games, including:
- Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
- Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
- Capital One Orange Bowl
- Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
- Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
- Allstate Sugar Bowl
The culmination of the College Football Playoff is the National Championship, scheduled for January 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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