The 2025-26 college football playoff rankings for November 25th are out. About the biggest change in the top this week was Oregon and Ole Miss flipp/flopping spots. Otherwise, not a ton of changes. There will be one more ranking out before the final college football playoff bracket and schedule is released on December 7th, 2025.
2025-26 College Football Playoff Rankings – November 25th
Here’s the 2025-26 college football playoff rankings for November 25th. We saw some movement in teams in the standings this week. There are a lot of big games during rivalry week this week.
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
| 1 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana | 11-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 11-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia | 10-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 10-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Oregon | 10-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 10-1 | 6 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 9-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Alabama | 9-2 | 10 |
| 11 | BYU | 10-1 | 11 |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | 9-2 | 13 |
| 13 | Utah | 9-2 | 12 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 9-2 | 14 |
| 15 | Michigan | 9-2 | 18 |
| 16 | Texas | 8-3 | 17 |
| 17 | Southern California | 8-3 | 15 |
| 18 | Virginia | 9-2 | 19 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 8-3 | 20 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 8-3 | 25 |
| 21 | SMU | 8-3 | NR |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 8-3 | NR |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 16 |
| 24 | Tulane | 9-2 | 24 |
| 25 | Arizona | 8-3 | NR |
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.
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 Oregon
- Winner vs. No. 3 Texas A&M in the quarterfinals
- No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Ole Miss
- 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 |
2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule
The 2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule first round takes place on the home campus or designated field of the higher seed. Then, the quarterfinals start moving into the Bowl Games through to the championship scheduled for January 19th, 2026.
- First round (Dec. 19-20) — on campus
- Friday, Dec. 19
- 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN
- Saturday, Dec. 20:
- 12 p.m. on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN
- 3:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max
- 7:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max
- Friday, Dec. 19
- Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)
- Wednesday, Dec. 31
- Cotton Bowl (Arlington, Texas) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
- Thursday, Jan. 1
- Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.) | 12 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
- Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | 4 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
- Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) | 8 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
- Wednesday, Dec. 31
- Semifinals (Jan. 8-9)
- Thursday, Jan. 8
- Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
- Friday, Jan. 9
- Peach Bowl (Atlanta) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
- Thursday, Jan. 8
- College Football Playoff National Championship Game
- Monday, Jan. 19
- Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
- Monday, Jan. 19
