Video above: High School football semifinals scores and highlights | Dec. 5After weeks of speculation on the chances of the Miami Hurricanes earning a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff for the 2025 season, the speculation ended on Sunday afternoon.The Hurricanes (10-2) were selected as the No. 10 seed in the playoff and will travel to No. 7 seed Texas A&M (11-1) for a first-round game on Saturday, Dec. 20 at noon Eastern on ABC and ESPN. Television and streaming viewers in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Indian River counties can watch the game on WPBF 25.The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 News“We are excited to be making our first appearance in the College Football Playoff,” Miami Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich said in a statement. “Congratulations to Mario Cristobal, our coaching staff and our student-athletes on a terrific regular season that was justly rewarded by the CFP Committee. We look forward to facing Texas A&M in the opening round and I know Miami fans will make their presence felt in College Station.”In previous College Football Playoff rankings, Miami was ranked behind Notre Dame (10-2) despite the Hurricanes beating the Fighting Irish 27-24 in Week 1 of the season on Aug. 31 at Hard Rock Stadium.Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.On Sunday, the head-to-head tiebreaker went in favor of the Hurricanes. Notre Dame was the first team out of the playoff, followed by BYU (11-2).2025 College Football Playoff participantsNo. 1 Indiana (13-0) (Automatic qualifier – Big Ten Champion)No. 2 Ohio State (12-1) (At-large qualifier – Big Ten Conference)No. 3 Georgia (12-1) (Automatic qualifier – Southeastern Conference Champion)No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) (Automatic qualifier – Big 12 Conference Champion)No. 5 Oregon (11-1) (At-large qualifier – Big Ten Conference)No. 6 Mississippi (Ole Miss) (11-1) (At-large qualifier – Southeastern Conference)No. 7 Texas A&M (11-1) (At-large qualifier – Southeastern Conference)No. 8 Oklahoma (10-2) (At-large qualifier – Southeastern Conference)No. 9 Alabama (10-3) (At-large qualifier – Southeastern Conference)No. 10 Miami (10-2) (At-large qualifier – Atlantic Coast Conference)No. 11 Tulane (11-2) (Automatic qualifier – American Conference Champion)No. 12 James Madison (12-1) (Automatic qualifier – Sun Belt Conference Champion)The five highest-ranked conference champions earn automatic berths into the College Football Playoff followed by seven at-large selections.The College Football Playoff National Championship game will be Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Video above: High School football semifinals scores and highlights | Dec. 5
After weeks of speculation on the chances of the Miami Hurricanes earning a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff for the 2025 season, the speculation ended on Sunday afternoon.
The Hurricanes (10-2) were selected as the No. 10 seed in the playoff and will travel to No. 7 seed Texas A&M (11-1) for a first-round game on Saturday, Dec. 20 at noon Eastern on ABC and ESPN.
Television and streaming viewers in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Indian River counties can watch the game on WPBF 25.
The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 News
“We are excited to be making our first appearance in the College Football Playoff,” Miami Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich said in a statement. “Congratulations to Mario Cristobal, our coaching staff and our student-athletes on a terrific regular season that was justly rewarded by the CFP Committee. We look forward to facing Texas A&M in the opening round and I know Miami fans will make their presence felt in College Station.”
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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 29: Charmar Brown #6 of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates with Carson Beck #11 after a 9-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter during the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Acrisure Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
In previous College Football Playoff rankings, Miami was ranked behind Notre Dame (10-2) despite the Hurricanes beating the Fighting Irish 27-24 in Week 1 of the season on Aug. 31 at Hard Rock Stadium.
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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 29: Elija Lofton #9 of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates with teammate Alex Bauman #87 after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter during the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Acrisure Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
On Sunday, the head-to-head tiebreaker went in favor of the Hurricanes. Notre Dame was the first team out of the playoff, followed by BYU (11-2).
2025 College Football Playoff participants
No. 1 Indiana (13-0) (Automatic qualifier – Big Ten Champion)
No. 2 Ohio State (12-1) (At-large qualifier – Big Ten Conference)
No. 3 Georgia (12-1) (Automatic qualifier – Southeastern Conference Champion)
No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) (Automatic qualifier – Big 12 Conference Champion)
No. 5 Oregon (11-1) (At-large qualifier – Big Ten Conference)
No. 6 Mississippi (Ole Miss) (11-1) (At-large qualifier – Southeastern Conference)
No. 7 Texas A&M (11-1) (At-large qualifier – Southeastern Conference)
No. 8 Oklahoma (10-2) (At-large qualifier – Southeastern Conference)
No. 9 Alabama (10-3) (At-large qualifier – Southeastern Conference)
No. 10 Miami (10-2) (At-large qualifier – Atlantic Coast Conference)
No. 11 Tulane (11-2) (Automatic qualifier – American Conference Champion)
No. 12 James Madison (12-1) (Automatic qualifier – Sun Belt Conference Champion)
The five highest-ranked conference champions earn automatic berths into the College Football Playoff followed by seven at-large selections.
The College Football Playoff National Championship game will be Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.