2025-26 College Football Playoff Rankings Nov 18; Schedule, Projected Bracket

2025-26 College Football Playoff Rankings

The 2025-26 college football playoff rankings for November 18th are out. The biggest change at the top was Georgia climbing to #4 after Alabama dropped to #10 with their loss to Oklahoma. The Sooners rose all the way up to #8, and Texas Tech is coming in at #5 this week. We also welcome Tulane to the mix this week. 

2025-26 College Football Playoff Rankings – November 18th

Here’s the 2025-26 college football playoff rankings for November 18th. We saw some movement in teams in the standings this week. We have last week’s rankings in here for you. 

RANKSCHOOLRECORDPREVIOUS
1Ohio State10-01
2Indiana11-02
3Texas A&M10-03
4Georgia9-15
5Texas Tech10-16
6Ole Miss10-17
7Oregon9-18
8Oklahoma8-211
9Notre Dame8-29
10Alabama8-24
11BYU9-112
12Utah8-213
13Miami (FL)8-215
14Vanderbilt8-214
15Southern California8-217
16Georgia Tech9-116
17Texas7-310
18Michigan8-218
19Virginia9-219
20Tennessee7-323
21Illinois7-3NR
22Missouri7-3NR
23Houston8-2NR
24Tulane8-2NR
25Arizona State7-3NR

2025-26 College Football Playoff Schedule and Bracket

The top four ranked teams get the top four seeds this year for the byes. Here’s what the 2025-26 college football playoff schedule and bracket look like if the playoffs were set today. 

2025-26 College Football Playoff Rankings

First Round (and related quarterfinal matchups)

  • No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Texas Tech
    • Winner vs. No. 4 Georgia in the quarterfinals
  • No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma
    • Winner vs. No. 1 Ohio State in the quarterfinals
  • No. 11 Miami (Fla.) at No. 6 Ole Miss
    • Winner vs. No. 3 Texas A&M in the quarterfinals
  • No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Oregon
    • Winner vs. No. 2 Indiana in the quarterfinals

2025-26 College Football Playoff and Bowl Schedules

As we get further into the 2025-26 FBS football regular season, we can take a look at the college football postseason schedule. We have the overall bowl schedule, CFP bracket, and college football playoff schedules for you to check out. 

2025-26 College Football Bowl Schedule
2025-26 College Football Playoff Schedule and Bracket
2025 NCAA DII Football Championship Schedule

Author

  • Will Lewis

    Have been covering sports of all types for more than 18 years. March Madness is his favorite time of year before we hit the NBA and NHL playoffs. Will is a lifelong Kentucky Wildcats fan and rooted for the Bengals way back when Joe Montana dashed our hopes and dreams. Now a Padres fan as well. He covers all sports here at Sports Brackets.

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