{"id":386201,"date":"2026-01-02T05:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386201\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T05:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:32:14","slug":"college-football-playoff-bracket-schedule-scores-rankings-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386201\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Playoff bracket, schedule, scores, rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>            <a id=\"social-share-facebook\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2026-01-01\/college-football-playoff-bracket-schedule-scores-rankings\" data-shareto=\"facebook\" class=\"sharebutton icon-social-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2026-01-01\/college-football-playoff-bracket-schedule-scores-rankings\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/modules\/custom\/casablanca_social\/modules\/casablanca_social_hanger\/img\/social-facebook.svg\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a id=\"social-share-twitter\" data-shareto=\"twitter\" class=\"sharebutton icon-social-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2026-01-01\/college-football-playoff-bracket-schedule-scores-rankings\" title=\"Share on X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"X\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/modules\/custom\/casablanca_social\/modules\/casablanca_social_hanger\/img\/social-twitter.svg\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket. The quarterfinals continue on Thursday, Jan. 1 with three more games.<\/p>\n<p>BRACKET GAME: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/play?utm_campaign=inline-article\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check your picks in the College Football Bracket Challenge Game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The semifinals are on Thursday, Jan. 8 and Friday, Jan. 9 before the national championship on Monday, Jan. 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket<\/p>\n<p>This bracket uses the CFP selection committee&#8217;s final\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/rankings\/football\/fbs\/college-football-playoff\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">top 25 rankings of the season from Sunday, Dec. 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/_flysystem\/public-s3\/files\/Ole-Miss-Printable-Bracket.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click or tap here for an interactive bracket.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ole-Miss-Printable-Bracket.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"2025 CFP Bracket\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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<p>2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, games<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/scoreboard\/football\/fbs\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click or tap here for live updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tQuarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWednesday, Dec. 31<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThursday, Jan. 1<\/p>\n<p>\tSemifinals (Jan. 8-9)<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThursday, Jan. 8<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tFiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n<p>\t\tFriday, Jan. 9<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPeach Bowl (Atlanta) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a0College Football Playoff\u00a0National Championship Game<\/p>\n<p>\t\tMonday, Jan. 19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tHard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n<p>\tFirst round (Dec. 19-20)<\/p>\n<p>\t\tFriday, Dec. 19<\/p>\n<p>\t\tSaturday, Dec. 20:<\/p>\n<p>College Football Playoff rankings, seeds<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Here are the latest CFP top 25 rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\tIndiana: 13-0<br \/>\n\tOhio State: 12-1<br \/>\n\tGeorgia: 12-1<br \/>\n\tTexas Tech: 12-1<br \/>\n\tOregon: 11-1<br \/>\n\tOle Miss: 11-1<br \/>\n\tTexas A&amp;M: 11-1<br \/>\n\tOklahoma: 10-2<br \/>\n\tAlabama: 10-3<br \/>\n\tMiami (Fla.): 10-2<br \/>\n\tNotre Dame: 10-2<br \/>\n\tBYU: 11-2<br \/>\n\tTexas: 9-3<br \/>\n\tVanderbilt: 10-2<br \/>\n\tUtah: 10-2<br \/>\n\tUSC: 9-3<br \/>\n\tArizona: 9-3<br \/>\n\tMichigan: 9-3<br \/>\n\tVirginia: 10-3<br \/>\n\tTulane: 11-2<br \/>\n\tHouston: 9-3<br \/>\n\tGeorgia Tech: 9-3<br \/>\n\tIowa: 8-4<br \/>\n\tJames Madison: 12-1<br \/>\n\tNorth Texas: 11-2<\/p>\n<p>There is no re-seeding of the bracket after rounds.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/orange-bowl-scores.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    History: Orange Bowl<\/p>\n<p>Here is the complete history of the Orange Bowl, including scores and key moments.<\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"article-related-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2013-12-13\/history-orange-bowl?utm_campaign=article-carousel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767331934_52_Poptart-bowl.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    2025-26 college football bowl game schedule, scores, TV channels, times<\/p>\n<p>Here is the 2025-26 college football bowl game schedule, with scores, times and TV channels for all games.<\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"article-related-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2026-01-01\/2025-26-college-football-bowl-game-schedule-scores-tv-channels-times?utm_campaign=article-carousel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/montana-state-football.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    How Montana State and Illinois State reached the FCS national championship game<\/p>\n<p>After a thrilling 2025 season, FCS football will crown a new champion when Montana State and Illinois State battle on a Monday night. 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