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Notre Dame, Left Out of Playoff While Alabama and Miami Get in, Opts Out of Bowl Consideration
The College Football Playoff committee selected Alabama and Miami over Notre Dame, with Indiana as top seed and two Group of Five teams included in the field.
- On Sunday, the College Football Playoff selection show revealed Alabama Crimson Tide and Miami Hurricanes squeezed out the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the final spots after weeks of debate and politicking.
- The committee weighed similar 10-2 resumes, and Miami Hurricanes' Week 1 head-to-head result over Notre Dame Fighting Irish served as the decisive tiebreaker in the at-large bid comparison.
- Despite an SEC title-game loss, Alabama Crimson Tide's win at Georgia Bulldogs stood out, and the College Football Playoff committee valued their SEC Championship appearance without penalty.
- First-Round games will be played at campus sites Dec. 19-20, with the No. 1 seed Indiana Hoosiers advancing in the bracket, and quarterfinals scheduled for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
- Two Group of Five champions, Tulane Green Wave and James Madison Dukes, earned spots while ACC champion Duke Blue Devils was left out, sparking strong college football fan and media reaction.
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ESPN's Paul Finebaum Slams Notre Dame Fans After Alabama & Miami Make College Football Playoffs
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum is firing shots at Notre Dame fans. On Sunday, Notre Dame was left out of the college football playoffs after both Alabama and Miami were ranked ahead of them in the final college football rankings. The 2025 College Football Playoff Bracket pic.twitter.com/2hrLQB0MKJ — CFB Kings (@CFBKings) December 7, 2025 After the announcement, Finebaum went on ESPN and immediately slammed Notre Dame fans for complaining about not gettin…
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