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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, respectively. The Buckeyes got their revenge of four years against Michigan on Saturday, and Indiana manhandled Purdue to end its regular season. The 12-0 teams will face off Saturday in the Big Ten Championship for the top seed in the College Football Playoff.
Texas A&M lost its spot in the SEC title game with its loss to Texas and fell to seventh place, but is still likely to host a playoff game. This allowed Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon and Ole Miss (despite Lane Kiffin’s departure for LSU) to each move up one spot from their rankings last week. The Red Raiders now currently occupy a bye slot.
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Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads his team onto the field before 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 case for Texas making the College Football Playoff after their win over Texas Tech. As they progressed, they were in 13th place 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 the two remaining conference winners. That currently leaves out No. 11 BYU and No. 12 Miami, but BYU faces Texas Tech in the Big 12 title game. Miami, however, will likely be out of the bracket, given that its conference championship will be between No. 17 Virginia and unranked Duke.
Here is the complete top 25:
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Carnell Tate of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after a touchdown during the third quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Grégory Shamus/Getty Images)
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Georgia
4. Texas Technology
5. Oregon
6. Old Miss
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma
9.Alabama
10. Notre Dame
11. BYU
12.Miami
13.Texas
14. Vanderbilt
15. Utah
16.USC
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 on January 1, 2021. (Roger Steinman, AP file/photo)
The final rankings and bracket will be released Sunday at noon ET.
