US EditionCollege Football Playoff live rankings: Updated 12-team bracket revealed in first CFP poll of 2025
The College Football Playoff committee introduced a 12-team bracket with new seeding rules, giving top four seeds first-round byes to enhance postseason competition.
- On Tuesday evening, the College Football Playoff selection committee dropped its first poll of 2025, unveiling the 12-team field live on ESPN and streamed on Fubo at 8 p.m. ET.
- The CFP's 12-team format awards automatic bids to the top five highest-ranked conference champions, includes seven at-large bids, and grants the four highest-ranked teams top seeds and byes.
- Amid a chaotic 2025 season, several teams remain unbeaten including Curt Cignetti's Indiana squad, Texas A&M and BYU, while the Ohio State Buckeyes continue dominating.
- Seeds 5-12 will play in the first round, shaping immediate postseason matchups and placing multiple playoff bubble teams on the radar tracked by The Sporting News.
- The Louisville Cardinals reached the CFP rankings for the first time under head coach Jeff Brohm, marking their highest placement since the final 2023 poll and appearing in nine of 13 rankings.
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G Fiume BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–The Indiana Hoosiers came in ranked #2 in the first College Football Playoff rankings in 2025 that came out Tuesday evening. Notre Dame came in slotted at #10. This is IU’s highest ranking in program history. They are 9-0. Notre Dame started their season 0-2 with losses to Miami and Texas A and M, but they have won six straight games to get to 6-2. Indiana battles 3-5 Penn State this Saturday at noon. Notre Dame will sq…
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