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The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings are out and things are starting to take shape for the playoffs later this month.
Ohio State and Indiana held their spots as the No. 1 and 2 teams, respectfully. The Buckeyes got their four-year revenge on Michigan on Saturday, and Indiana manhandled Purdue to end their regular season. The 12-0 teams will meet in the Big Ten championship game Saturday for the one seed in the College Football Playoff.
Texas A&M lost its spot in the SEC title game with their loss to Texas and dropped to seventh, but is still likely to host a playoff game. That allowed Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon and Ole Miss (despite Lane Kiffin leaving for LSU) to each move up a spot from where they were last week. The Red Raiders now currently have a bye week spot.
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Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads his team onto the field prior to an NCAA football game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 29, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning both made their cases for Texas to be in the College Football Playoff after their win over Texas Tech. While they moved up, they sit at No. 13 and out of the current bracket.
Every team in the top 10 would make the playoffs if the season ended today, with the 11th and 12th seeds currently reserved for two remaining conference winners. That currently leaves No. 11 BYU and No. 12 Miami out, but BYU will face Texas Tech in the Big 12 title game. However, Miami will likely be off the bracket, given that their conference championship will be between No. 17 Virginia and unranked Duke.
Here are the full top 25:
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Carnell Tate of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after a touchdown in the third quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Georgia
4. Texas Tech
5. Oregon
6. Ole Ms
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma
9. Alabama
10. Notre Dame
11. BYU
12. Miami
13. Texas
14. Vanderbilt
15. Utah
16 U.S.C
17. Virginia
18. Arizona
19. Michigan
20. Tulane
21. Houston
22. Georgia Tech
23. Iowa
24. North Texas
25. James Madison
The College Football Playoff logo is displayed on the field at AT&T Stadium before the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Alabama in Arlington, Texas, Jan. 1, 2021. (Roger Steinman, File/AP Photo)
The final rankings and brackets will be published on Sunday at 12:00 PM ET.
