The College Football Playoff Bracket for the 2025 season was unveiled by the selection committee on Sunday, Dec. 7.
The 2025 season will be the second for the College Football Playoff (CFP) with a 12-team format, which began with the First Round games on campus on Friday, Dec. 19 and Saturday, Dec. 20.
The College Football Playoff quarterfinals begin on New Year’s Eve (Wednesday, Dec. 31) with the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. Quarterfinal round action continues on New Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, with games at the Capital One Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl Game, and Allstate Sugar Bowl.
The College Football Playoff Semifinals will be played at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 8, and at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Friday, Jan. 9. The College Football National Championship is slated for Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Printable College Football Playoff Bracket
Printable 2025-26 College Football Playoff Bracket pic.twitter.com/MAKmEhwDrF
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College Football Playoff Bracket (w/ team logos)
2025-26 College Football Playoff Bracket pic.twitter.com/wbvVEG6MZl
— FBSchedules.com (@FBSchedules) December 7, 2025
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
| First-Round Game (9) Alabama 34, (8) Oklahoma 24 |
8:00pm ET | ABC/ESPN | Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium – Norman, OK |
| First-Round Game (10) Miami 10, (7) Texas A&M 3 |
Noon ET | ABC/ESPN | Kyle Field – College Station, TX |
| First-Round Game (6) Ole Miss 41, (11) Tulane 10 |
3:30pm ET | TNT/TBS/truTV/HBO Max | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium – Oxford, MS |
| First-Round Game (5) Oregon 51, (12) James Madison 34 |
7:30pm ET | TNT/TBS/truTV/HBO Max | Autzen Stadium – Eugene, OR |
| Goodyear Cotton Bowl – Quarterfinal (10) Miami vs. (2) Ohio State |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX Buy Tickets |
| Capital One Orange Bowl – Quarterfinal (5) Oregon vs. (4) Texas Tech |
Noon ET | ESPN | Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL Buy Tickets |
| Rose Bowl Game – Quarterfinal (9) Alabama vs. (1) Indiana |
4:00pm ET | ESPN | Rose Bowl Stadium – Pasadena, CA Buy Tickets |
| Allstate Sugar Bowl – Quarterfinal (6) Ole Miss vs. (3) Georgia |
8:00pm ET | ESPN | Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, LA Buy Tickets |
| Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Semifinal Game |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ Buy Tickets |
| Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Semifinal Game |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA Buy Tickets |
| CFP National Championship Semifinal Winners |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL Buy Tickets |
