The 2025 college football playoff 12-team bracket is finally here, and the schedule is locked. Four on-campus games over the weekend (Dec 19–20), four New Year’s Six quarterfinals, two semifinals, and the National Championship on January 19 in Atlanta. Grab your free printable bracket challenge sheet below; perfect for office pools, family bets, or just bragging rights when your 12-seed makes a run.
Download Your FREE 2025 CFP Bracket Challenge Sheets
| Format | Description | Direct Link |
| Printable Bracket – Clean | Classic one-page bracket – write in winners as the playoff unfolds. | Download PDF |
| Printable Bracket – With Seeds & First-Round Matchups Filled | Same layout with seeds, first-round games, dates, and TV already filled. | Download PDF (Pre-Filled) |
| Confidence Version (12 picks) | Rank the 11 playoff games from 12 (most confident) to 1 (biggest toss-up). | Download Confidence PDF |
2025 College Football Playoff 12-Team Bracket; First-Round Matchups & Schedule
Here’s the 2025 College Football Playoff 12-team bracket for you. We cover all 11 games in the playoff for the confidence sheet with game weights pre-assigned.
| Date | Game | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV | Location |
| Fri, Dec 19 | First Round Game 1 | No. 9 Alabama @ No. 8 Oklahoma | 8:00 PM | ABC / ESPN | Norman, OK |
| Sat, Dec 20 | First Round Game 2 | No. 10 Miami @ No. 7 Texas A&M | Noon | ABC / ESPN | College Station, TX |
| Sat, Dec 20 | First Round Game 3 | No. 11 Tulane @ No. 6 Ole Miss | 3:30 PM | TNT | Oxford, MS |
| Sat, Dec 20 | First Round Game 4 | No. 12 James Madison @ No. 5 Oregon | 7:30 PM | TNT | Eugene, OR |
Quarterfinals (Dec 31 – Jan 1), Semifinals (Jan 8–9), and the Championship (Jan 19) are already drawn on the printable sheets.
2025 College Football Playoff 12-Team Bracket Challenge – Printable
Here’s your printable 2025 College Football Playoff 12-Team bracket challenge sheet. You can print or save it to PDF format too.
Quick Rules for Your Pool
- Straight bracket: Most correct winners wins.
- Confidence version: Assign 12 points to your biggest lock down to 1 point. Highest total wins.
- Tiebreaker: Total combined points in the National Championship game.
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FREE 2025 CFP 12-Team Bracket Challenge printable is ready! First-round chaos starts Friday.
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Good luck, and may your bracket survive the first weekend!
