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 began on New Year’s Eve (Wednesday, Dec. 31) with the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. Quarterfinal round action continued 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)
Updated College Football Playoff Bracket heading into the National Championship Game. pic.twitter.com/Legt9gtmQD
— FBSchedules.com (@FBSchedules) January 10, 2026
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 24, (2) Ohio State 14 |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX |
| Capital One Orange Bowl – Quarterfinal (5) Oregon 23, (4) Texas Tech 0 |
Noon ET | ESPN | Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL |
| Rose Bowl Game – Quarterfinal (1) Indiana 38, (9) Alabama 3 |
4:00pm ET | ESPN | Rose Bowl Stadium – Pasadena, CA |
| Allstate Sugar Bowl – Quarterfinal (6) Ole Miss 39, (3) Georgia 34 |
8:00pm ET | ESPN | Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, LA |
| Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (10) Miami 31, (6) Ole Miss 27 |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ |
| Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1) Indiana 56, (5) Oregon 22 |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA |
| CFP National Championship (10) Miami vs. (1) Indiana |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL Buy Tickets |
