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Penultimate College football playoffs The rankings are out and the playoff situation is starting to become clearer this month.
Ohio and Indiana held their positions as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, respectively. The Buckeyes got their four-year revenge on Michigan on Saturday, while Indiana forced Purdue to close out the regular season. The 12-0 teams will meet Saturday in the Big Ten Championship for the top spot in the College Football Playoff.
Texas A&M lost its spot in the SEC title game with a loss to Texas and fell to seventh place, but will likely still host a playoff game. This allowed Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon and Ole Miss (despite Lane Kiffin leaving for LSU) to move up one spot from their rankings last week. The Red Raiders are currently in the bye week spot.
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Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads his team onto the field before an NCAA football game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 29, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning both committed to Texas' bid to the College Football Playoff after defeating Texas A&M. Although they have moved up, they are in 13th place and outside the current bracket.
Every team in the top 10 would make the playoffs if the season ended today, with the 11th and 12th spots currently reserved for the two remaining conference winners. This currently rules out No. 11 BYU and No. 12 Miami, but BYU will indeed face Texas Tech in the Big 12 title game. Miami, however, will likely be out of the standings given that their conference championship will be between No. 17 Virginia and unranked Duke.
Here's the full top 25:
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Carnell Tate of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Gregory Schamus/Getty Images)
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Georgia
4. Texas Tech
5. Oregon
6. Ole Miss
7. Texas A&M
8. Holy Milk!
9. Alabama
10. Notre Dame
11. BYAU
12. Miami
13. Texas
14. Vanderbilt
15. Utah
16. USC
17. Virginia
18. Arizona
19. Michigan
20. Tulane
21. Houston
22. Georgia Tech
23. Iowa
24. North Texas
25. James Madison
The College Football Playoff logo is shown on the field at AT&T Stadium before the NCAA Rose Bowl college football game between Notre Dame and Alabama in Arlington, Texas, on January 1, 2021. (Roger Steinman, File/AP Photo)
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The final rankings and bracket will be released Sunday at noon ET.
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