The fourth of six College Football Playoff rankings were revealed on Tuesday, Nov. 25, and to no surprise, the top 12 didn’t see much of a change.
For the fourth consecutive week, Ohio State was tabbed as the No. 1 seed, as the Buckeyes head into ‘The Game’ against Michigan with an undefeated 11-0 record. Indiana, Texas A&M and Georgia all stayed put as well at the No. 2 through No. 4 seeds, respectively.
The biggest change from the selection committee from last week’s reveal to this week’s top 25 reveal was Oregon moving up a spot ahead of Ole Miss to the No. 6 seed following its win over USC in Week 13. Tulane was once again penciled in at the No. 12 seed as the highest-ranked team among the Group of Five conferences.
CFP first-round competition takes place across Friday, Dec. 19, and Saturday, Dec. 20 at the site of the four-highest ranked at-large seeds, i.e., those ranked No. 5 through No. 8. Thanks to its fifth top-25 ranked win of the season last week vs. Missouri, Oklahoma looks well-positioned to host a first-round home game in Norman despite not going into Week 14 of the season with a path to the conference championship game.
Of course, the Nov. 25 reveal of the CFP top 25 rankings doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things for the 12-team field, as the ranking that does matter is the one announced on Sunday, Dec. 7.
Here’s a look at how the CFP bracket would look if the season ended following the Week 13 rankings reveal on Nov. 25:
CFP bracket
Here’s a look at how the 12-team CFP bracket would look after the Nov. 25 release, including first-round matchups and more:
College Football Playoff first round matchups
No. 12 Tulane vs. No. 5 Texas Tech
No. 11 Miami vs. No. 6 Oregon
No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 Ole Miss
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Oklahoma
Byes: No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 4 Georgia
College Football playoff quarterfinal matchups
No. 4 Georgia vs. Winner of No. 5 Texas Tech/No. 12 Tulane
No. 1 Ohio State vs. Winner of No. 8 Oklahoma/No. 9 Notre Dame
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Winner of No. 6 Oregon/No. 11 Miami
No. 2 Indiana vs. Winner of No. 7 Ole Miss/No. 10 Alabama
CFP rankings after Week 13
Here’s the full CFP top 25 rankings from the Nov. 25 release:
Ohio State (11-0)
Indiana (11-0)
Texas A&M (11-0)
Georgia (10-1)
Texas Tech (10-1)
Oregon (10-1)
Ole Miss (10-1)
Oklahoma (9-2)
Notre Dame (9-2)
Alabama (9-2)
BYU (10-1)
Miami (9-2)
Utah (9-2)
Vanderbilt (9-2)
Michigan (9-2)
Texas (8-3)
USC (8-3)
Virginia (9-3)
Tennessee (8-3)
Arizona State (8-3)
SMU (8-3)
Pitt (8-3)
Georgia Tech (9-2)
Tulane (9-2)
Arizona (8-3)
CFP schedule 2025-26
Here’s a full breakdown of the 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket schedule:
CFP First-Round
On campus sites
Friday, Dec. 19
Game 1: 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 20
Game 2: Noon ET
Game 3: 3:30 p.m. ET
Game 4: 7:30 p.m. ET
CFP Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Dec. 31
Cotton Bowl (Game 5): 7:30 p.m. ET
Thursday, Jan. 1
Orange Bowl (Game 6): Noon ET
Rose Bowl (Game 7): 4 p.m. ET
Sugar Bowl (Game 8): 8 p.m. ET
CFP Semifinals
Thursday, Jan. 8
Fiesta Bowl (Game 9): 7:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Jan. 9
Peach Bowl (Game 10): 7:30 p.m. ET
CFP Championship
Monday, Jan. 19 at Hard Rock Stadium (Miami): 7:30 p.m. ET
