The College Football Playoff Bracket for the 2025 season will be 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 begins with the First Round games on campus on Friday, Dec. 19 and Saturday, Dec. 20.
The four highest-ranked teams will be seeded one through four and will receive a first-round bye. The remaining teams will be seeded 5 through 12 based on their final ranking. If any of the five highest-ranked conference champions falls outside of the top 12, they will be seeded at the bottom of the 12-team pool.
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 College Football Playoff Bracket pic.twitter.com/SVcpNO8nCY
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College Football Playoff Bracket (Final)
2025-26 College Football Playoff Bracket pic.twitter.com/wbvVEG6MZl
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
| First-Round Game (9) Alabama at (8) Oklahoma |
8:00pm ET | ABC/ESPN | Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium – Norman, OK Buy Tickets |
| First-Round Game (10) Miami at (7) Texas A&M |
Noon ET | ABC/ESPN | Kyle Field – College Station, TX Buy Tickets |
| First-Round Game (11) Tulane at (6) Ole Miss |
3:30pm ET | TNT/truTV | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium – Oxford, MS Buy Tickets |
| First-Round Game (12) James Madison at (5) Oregon |
7:30pm ET | TNT/truTV | Autzen Stadium – Eugene, OR Buy Tickets |
| Goodyear Cotton Bowl – Quarterfinal Miami/TAMU vs. (2) Ohio State |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX Buy Tickets |
| Capital One Orange Bowl – Quarterfinal JMU/Oregon vs. (4) Texas Tech |
Noon ET | ESPN | Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL Buy Tickets |
| Rose Bowl Game – Quarterfinal Bama/OU vs. (1) Indiana |
4:00pm ET | ESPN | Rose Bowl Stadium – Pasadena, CA Buy Tickets |
| Allstate Sugar Bowl – Quarterfinal Tulane/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 |
