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College Football Playoff Committee to Release Its First Rankings in a Season of Chaos

The committee released the first CFP Top 25 rankings to seed the 12-team playoff, with five conference champions guaranteed spots and rankings updated weekly through Dec. 2.

  • At 7 p.m. CT Tuesday, Nov. 4, the College Football Playoff selection committee released its first 2025 Top 25, shaping talk on the expanded 12-team playoff bracket.
  • Using the straight seeding model, the College Football Playoff guarantees five conference champions automatic bids and fills the remaining seven slots with at-large teams.
  • Projections show the top four grouping as Indiana Hoosiers football, Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas A&M Aggies and Alabama Crimson Tide, with Indiana’s road wins at Oregon and Iowa boosting its résumé.
  • Memphis Tigers football could displace Texas Longhorns or the Red River Rivalry teams, while Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti press for more playoff bids.
  • The committee will release four more Top 25s every Tuesday through Dec. 2 and unveil the official 12-team field Sunday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. CT with seeding rules.
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College Football Playoff committee to release its first rankings in a season of chaos

The College Football Playoff selection committee is set to release its first rankings of the season on Tuesday night.

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