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College Football Playoff Field Is Set: Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas Tech Earn First-Round Byes
Indiana earned the top seed after a Big Ten title win; Alabama and Miami secured last at-large spots while Notre Dame was excluded from the 12-team College Football Playoff.
- On Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, the College Football Playoff selection committee released a 12-team bracket with undefeated Indiana Hoosiers as the No. 1 seed, while Alabama Crimson Tide and Miami Hurricanes made the field and Notre Dame Fighting Irish were left out.
- Undefeated Indiana vaulted to No. 1 after its history-making Big Ten title win over Ohio State, while Miami's head-to-head win and four-game streak forced the committee to use that tiebreaker.
- The bracket gives first-round byes to the top four seeds, Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech, while first-round campus games are set for Dec. 19-20 including James Madison at Oregon and Alabama at Oklahoma.
- Notre Dame was the first team out on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, prompting critics; Yurachek said `Not until they got in close proximity, side by side, with the move with BYU were we able to evaluate just those two teams side by side.`
- The playoffs start Dec. 19-20 with first-round games, including James Madison at Oregon, and the field's inclusion of Group of Five programs marks a major moment for smaller conferences.
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