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Here’s the official 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket, as announced on Sunday, Dec. 7. No. 8 Oklahoma hosts No. 9 Alabama at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 19 in the first game of the CFP.<\/p>\n Indiana is the No. 1 seed. No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Texas Tech also have byes into the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket<\/p>\n This bracket uses the CFP selection committee’s final\u00a0top 25 rankings of the season from Sunday, Dec. 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n The top 25 ranking does not always match the seed in the playoff, as the five highest-ranked conference champions get in automatically, even if they are ranked behind teams in the top 25 or not ranked in the top 25 at all.<\/p>\n 2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, games<\/p>\n Click or tap here for live updates<\/a><\/p>\n \tFirst round (Dec. 19-20)<\/p>\n \t\tFriday, Dec. 19<\/p>\n \t\tSaturday, Dec. 20:<\/p>\n \tQuarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)<\/p>\n \t\tWednesday, Dec. 31<\/p>\n \t\tThursday, Jan. 1<\/p>\n \tSemifinals (Jan. 8-9)<\/p>\n \t\tThursday, Jan. 8<\/p>\n \t\t\tFiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n \t\tFriday, Jan. 9<\/p>\n \t\t\tPeach Bowl (Atlanta) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n \t\u00a0College Football Playoff\u00a0National Championship Game<\/p>\n \t\tMonday, Jan. 19<\/p>\n \t\t\tHard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n College Football Playoff rankings, seeds<\/p>\n The four highest-ranked teams \u2014 regardless of how they finish in their conference \u2014 receive first round byes into the quarterfinals. These teams are listed in bold. The five highest-ranked conference champions receive automatic bids. All teams in the CFP bracket are in italics.<\/p>\n Here are the latest CFP top 25 rankings.<\/p>\n \tIndiana: 13-0 There is no re-seeding of the bracket after rounds.<\/p>\n The four quarterfinal games are not played on campus sites like in the first round. The quarterfinals, scheduled on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 \u2014 will be played at the Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The four highest-ranked teams will be assigned one of these bowls in consideration of historic bowl relationships as well as seeding.<\/p>\n The four quarterfinal winners will then meet in the semifinals at the Fiesta Bowl or the Peach Bowl on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9. If the seeds hold, that means No. 1 would play No. 4 and No. 2 would play No. 3. The two semifinal winners will then play on Monday, Jan. 19 in Miami for the CFP national championship.<\/p>\n College football scores: Top 25 rankings, schedule, results for bowl games<\/p>\n Get college football scores for top 25 games throughout the season here. We’re now in the College Football Playoff. <\/p>\n READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n Teams with the most College Football Playoff wins and appearances<\/p>\n These are the college football programs with the most College Football Playoff wins and appearances since the format began in 2014.<\/p>\n
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\n\tOhio State: 12-1
\n\tGeorgia: 12-1
\n\tTexas Tech: 12-1
\n\tOregon: 11-1
\n\tOle Miss: 11-1
\n\tTexas A&M: 11-1
\n\tOklahoma: 10-2
\n\tAlabama: 10-3
\n\tMiami (Fla.): 10-2
\n\tNotre Dame: 10-2
\n\tBYU: 11-2
\n\tTexas: 9-3
\n\tVanderbilt: 10-2
\n\tUtah: 10-2
\n\tUSC: 9-3
\n\tArizona: 9-3
\n\tMichigan: 9-3
\n\tVirginia: 10-3
\n\tTulane: 11-2
\n\tHouston: 9-3
\n\tGeorgia Tech: 9-3
\n\tIowa: 8-4
\n\tJames Madison: 12-1
\n\tNorth Texas: 11-2<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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