Nov 26, 2025, 04:16 PM ET<\/p>\n
It’s almost time for the 2025 College Football Playoff<\/a>. Schools are vying for a spot in their respective conference championship games. Heading into Week 14<\/a>, title game berths are still up for grabs. In case of a tie after this week, each conference has its own set of tiebreakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Check out the scenarios for 2025 college football conference championship games below:<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n SEC<\/p>\n Alabama<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Texas A&M<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Georgia<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Ole Miss<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Big Ten<\/p>\n Indiana<\/a> clinches a spot in the Big Ten championship game with:<\/p>\n Ohio State<\/a> clinches a spot in the Big Ten championship game with:<\/p>\n Oregon<\/a> clinches a spot in the Big Ten championship game with:<\/p>\n Michigan<\/a> clinches a spot in the Big Ten championship game with:<\/p>\n \u200bBig 12<\/p>\n Texas Tech<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n BYU<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Win or<\/p>\n ASU loss or<\/p>\n TTU loss and ASU win<\/p>\n Arizona State<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Utah<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n ACC<\/p>\n Virginia<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n SMU<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Win or<\/p>\n Pitt loss, Duke loss, UVA win and UNC win or<\/p>\n Pitt loss, Duke loss, UVA win, NCSU win, BC win and finish higher than Georgia Tech and Miami in SportSource Analytics ranking or<\/p>\n Pitt loss, Duke loss, UVA loss, UNC win, BC win and finish higher than Georgia Tech and Miami in SportSource Analytics ranking<\/p>\n Pittsburgh<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Win and UVA loss or<\/p>\n Win and SMU loss<\/p>\n Duke<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Win, Pitt loss and SMU loss or<\/p>\n Win, Pitt loss, UVA loss and UNC win or<\/p>\n Win, Pitt loss, UVA loss, NCSU win and finish higher than Miami in SportSource Analytics ranking<\/p>\n Miami<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Win and UVA loss and Duke loss and SMU win or<\/p>\n Win and SMU loss and Duke loss and UVA loss and NCSU win or<\/p>\n Win and SMU loss and Duke loss and UVA loss and UNC win and SYR win or<\/p>\n Win and SMU loss and Duke loss and UVA loss and UNC win and BC win and finish higher than GT and SMU in SportSource Analytics ranking or<\/p>\n Win and SMU loss and Duke loss and UVA win and NCSU win and SYR win or<\/p>\n Win and SMU loss and Duke loss and UVA win and NCSU win and BC win and finish higher than GT and SMU in SportSource Analytics ranking or<\/p>\n Win and SMU loss and Duke win and UVA loss and NCSU win or<\/p>\n Win and SMU win and Duke win and UVA loss and NCSU win and finish higher than Duke in SportSource Analytics ranking<\/p>\n Georgia Tech<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Pitt win and UVA loss and SMU loss or<\/p>\n Miami win and SMU loss and Duke loss and UVA loss and NCSU win or<\/p>\n Miami Win and SMU loss and Duke loss and UVA loss and UNC win and BC win and finish higher than Miami and SMU in SportSource Analytics ranking or<\/p>\n Miami Win and SMU loss and Duke loss and UVA win and NCSU win and BC win and finish higher than Miami and SMU in SportSource Analytics ranking<\/p>\n MAC<\/p>\n Western Michigan<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Toledo<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Miami (OH)<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Ohio<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Central Michigan<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Win (Saturday) and Ohio loss (Friday) and Miami-OH loss (Saturday) or<\/p>\n Win (Saturday) and Western Michigan loss (Tuesday) and Ohio loss (Friday) and Miami *(OH) win (Saturday) or<\/p>\n Win (Saturday) and Kent State win (Friday) and Miami (OH) loss (Saturday) or<\/p>\n Win (Saturday) and Kent State loss (Friday) and Miami (OH) loss (Saturday) and Beat Ohio in team rating score metric<\/p>\n American<\/p>\n Tulane<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Win <\/p>\n With a loss by either North Texas or Navy if it has the highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams or<\/p>\n Losses by both North Texas and Navy if it has the second-highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams<\/p>\n North Texas<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Win <\/p>\n With a loss by either Tulane or Navy if it has the highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams or<\/p>\n Losses by both Tulane and Navy if it has the second-highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams<\/p>\n Navy<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Win and loss by either Tulane or North Texas <\/p>\n With a loss by either Tulane or North Texas if it has the highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams or<\/p>\n Losses by both Tulane and North Texas if it has the second-highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams<\/p>\n South Florida<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Win and loss by two of Tulane\/North Texas\/Navy if it has the highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams or<\/p>\n Win and losses by all of Tulane\/North Texas\/Navy if it has the second-highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams<\/p>\n East Carolina<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Win and loss by two of Tulane\/North Texas\/Navy if it has the highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams or<\/p>\n Win and losses by all of Tulane\/North Texas\/Navy if it has the second-highest composite computer average of the 6-2 teams<\/p>\n Mountain West<\/p>\n San Diego State<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Boise State<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Win and San Diego State win or<\/p>\n Win and finish in top two in computer metrics among 6-2 teams or<\/p>\n UNLV loss and New Mexico loss and finish with the top computer metrics among 5-3 teams<\/p>\n UNLV<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Win and Boise State loss and New Mexico loss or<\/p>\n Win and San Diego State loss and finish in top two in computer metrics among 6-2 teams or<\/p>\n Boise State loss and New Mexico loss and finish with the top computer metrics among 5-3 teams<\/p>\n New Mexico<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Win and Boise State loss or<\/p>\n Win and finish in top two in computer metrics among 6-2 teams or<\/p>\n Boise State loss and UNLV loss and finish with the top computer metrics among 5-3 teams<\/p>\n Fresno State<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Hawai’i<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Utah State<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game:<\/p>\n Conference USA<\/p>\n Jacksonville State<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Win or<\/p>\n Kennesaw State loss<\/p>\n Western Kentucky<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Kennesaw State<\/a> clinches a spot in the championship game with:<\/p>\n Check out the ESPN college football hub page<\/a> for standings<\/a>, scores<\/a>, stats<\/a>, schedules<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nov 26, 2025, 04:16 PM ET It’s almost time for the 2025 College Football Playoff. 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