Alabama drops to No. 10 in college football playoff rankings
Alabama falls six spots in college football playoff rankings after home loss to Oklahoma.
A rather quiet Week 13 in college football brought minimal change to the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25, with only no major movement among the top 10 teams.
Will the same happen with the next College Football Playoff rankings reveal?
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It’s a question that will get answered at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 25 when the selection committee unveils its fourth iteration of the CFP top 25 rankings.
The representatives for the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Group of Five continue to be the most pressing questions heading into the Nov. 25 rankings reveal. Georgia Tech blew a chance to make the ACC championship game by losing to Pitt in Week 13, a loss that now has Virginia and SMU as the favorites to make the conference title game going into Week 14. There is still a chance Miami, the highest-ranked ACC team in the last CFP rankings, can make it with some help from on Wake Forest and Virginia Tech top of a win of its own against Pitt.
For the Group of Five, it remains a head-to-head battle, so to speak, between Tulane or North Texas from the American Conference and James Madison in the Sun Belt.
USA TODAY Sports is bringing you updates as the bracket is revealed on Nov. 25. Follow below:
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- Oklahoma (9-2)
- Notre Dame (9-2)
- Alabama (9-2)
- BYU (10-1)
- Miami (9-2)
- Utah (9-2)
- Vanderbilt (9-2)
- Michigan (9-2)
- Texas (8-3)
- USC (8-3)
- Virginia (9-3)
- Tennessee (8-3)
- Arizona State (8-3)
- SMU (8-3)
- Pitt (8-3)
- Georgia Tech (9-2)
- Tulane (9-2)
- Arizona (8-3)
USC defeats Seton Hall in the Maui Invitational. CFP rankings show coming up!
Due to the ongoing Seton Hall vs. USC men’s college basketball game at the Maui Invitational, the fourth unveiling of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings has been delayed. The Pirates and Trojans have well over nine minutes left to play in the second half in Maui.
Here’s a look at CFP rankings for this week and final bracket predictions from experts from USA TODAY Sports:
Rankings predictions from Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Alabama
- BYU
- Miami
Final bracket predictions from John Leuzzi, USA TODAY Network
- Ohio State *
- Texas A&M *
- Indiana
- Georgia
- Texas Tech *
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Oklahoma
- Alabama
- Notre Dame
- SMU *
- Tulane *
* Denotes one of five highest-ranked conference champions
How to watch College Football Playoff rankings release
ESPN will once again handle the broadcast of the College Football Playoff rankings reveal show. Streaming options for all CFP rankings release shows include the ESPN app (with a TV login) and Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
What time does CFP rankings come out today?
- Date: Tuesday, Nov. 25
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
The fourth unveiling of the College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. ET. It is the second-to-last CFP top 25 rankings reveal before the official Selection Sunday one on Sunday, Dec. 8.
Here’s a look at the remaining dates on when the College Football Playoff rankings will be released:
- Tuesday, Nov. 25: 7 p.m. ET
- Tuesday, Dec. 2: 7 p.m. ET
- Sunday, Dec. 7: Noon ET
Here’s a full breakdown of the 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket schedule:
CFP First-Round
On campus sites
- Friday, Dec. 19
- Saturday, Dec. 20
- Game 2: Noon ET
- Game 3: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Game 4: 7:30 p.m. ET
CFP Quarterfinals
- Wednesday, Dec. 31
- Cotton Bowl (Game 5): 7:30 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Jan. 1
- Orange Bowl (Game 6): Noon ET
- Rose Bowl (Game 7): 4 p.m. ET
- Sugar Bowl (Game 8): 8 p.m. ET
CFP Semifinals
- Thursday, Jan. 8
- Fiesta Bowl (Game 9): 7:30 p.m. ET
- Friday, Jan. 9
- Peach Bowl (Game 10): 7:30 p.m. ET
CFP Championship
- Monday, Jan. 19 at Hard Rock Stadium (Miami): 7:30 p.m. ET
The national championship game of the 2025-25 College Football Playoff is set for Monday, Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
