College Football Playoff Brackets, Schedules, Scores and Rankings

Here are the 2025-26 College Football Playoff brackets. The semi-finals have been decided.

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The semifinals will be played on Thursday, January 8th and Monday, January 19th, before the national championships on Friday.

2025-26 College Football Playoff Bracket

This bracket uses the CFP Selection Committee’s Seasonal Top 25 as of Sunday, December 7th.

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The top 25 rankings don’t always match up in the playoffs, as the five highest-ranked champions automatically advance even if the top 25 teams are not ranked in the top 25.

2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule and fixtures

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• Semi-finals (January 8-9)
  • Thursday, January 8
  • January 9, Friday
• College Football Playoff National Championship
  • Monday, January 19
    • Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida | 19:30 ESPN, WatchESPN

• First round (December 19-20)
  • December 19, Friday
  • December 20, Saturday:
• Quarterfinals (December 31 to January 1)
  • December 31, Wednesday
  • Thursday, January 1st

College Football Playoff Rankings and Seeds

The four highest-ranked teams advanced to the quarterfinals in the first round, regardless of how they finished their conference. These teams are included in the list bold. The five highest-ranked conference champions receive an automatic bid. All teams in the CFP bracket are included slope.

Here are the latest CFP Top 25 rankings.

1. Indiana: 13-0
2. Ohio State: 12-1
3. Georgia: 12-1
4. Texas Tech: 12-1
5. Oregon: 11-1
6. Ole Miss: 11-1
7. Texas A&M: 11-1
8. Oklahoma: 10-2
9. Alabama: 10-3
10. Miami (Fla.): 10-2
11. Notre Dame: 10-2
12. BYU: 11-2
13. Texas: 9-3
14. Vanderbilt: 10-2
15. Utah: 10-2
16. USC: 9-3
17. Arizona: 9-3
18. Michigan: 9-3
19. Virginia: 10-3
20. Tulane: 11-2
21. Houston: 9-3
22. Georgia Tech: 9-3
23. Iowa: 8-4
24. James Madison: 12-1
25. North Texas: 11-2

After the round, there is no resettlement in brackets.

The Final 4 matches are not played on campus like the first round. The quarterfinals, scheduled for December 31 and January 1, will be played in the Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The four highest-ranked teams will be awarded one of these bowls based on historical ties between the bowls and their seeding.

The four final four teams will then meet in the semifinals on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 in either the Fiesta Bowl or the Peach Bowl. If it is in the lead, it means that the 1st team will play in the 4th place, and the 2nd team will play in the 3rd place. The two semifinalists will compete in the national championship on Monday, January 19 in Miami.