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Here’s the 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket. On Friday, No. 1 Indiana plays No. 6 Oregon in the Peach Bowl for a spot in the championship game against No. 10 Miami (Fla.).<\/p>\n

BRACKET GAME: Check your picks in the College Football Bracket Challenge Game<\/a><\/p>\n

The national championship is on Monday, Jan. 19.\u00a0<\/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

Click or tap here for an interactive bracket.<\/a><\/p>\n

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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, scores<\/p>\n

Click or tap here for a live scoreboard<\/a><\/p>\n

\tSemifinals (Jan. 8-9)<\/p>\n

\t\tThursday, Jan. 8<\/p>\n

\t\tFriday, Jan. 9<\/p>\n

\t\u00a0College Football Playoff\u00a0National Championship Game<\/p>\n

\t\tMonday, Jan. 19<\/p>\n

\t\t\tNo. 10 Miami (Fla.) vs. TBD | Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/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

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
\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

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

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The importance of a top seed in the FCS playoffs, explained<\/p>\n

While getting a seed is an advantage by itself, recent FCS history shows the value of a top seed is even more important than it might appear at first glance.<\/p>\n

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Montana State clinches the 2025 FCS national championship<\/p>\n

Montana State edged Illinois State 35-34 in an overtime thriller to clinch the 2025 FCS championship. The Bobcats earned their second-ever national title and the program’s first since 1984 with the win in Nashville, Tenn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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2025-26 FCS National Championship Game: Date, time, TV channel, history<\/p>\n

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025-26 FCS Championship Game.<\/p>\n

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