CFP Top 25 Projection
At long last, the 2025 college football season has arrived! Below is my official projection for the College Football Playoff Poll that will be released on Sunday, December 7th, 2025. This is the Top 25 poll compiled by the CFP committee (post regular season/conference championship week) that officially decides the bracket and seeding for the 2025 postseason.
| CFP Playoff Poll Projection | Team Record |
| 1. Georgia Bulldogs | 12-1 (8-1), SEC Champion |
| 2. Ohio State Buckeyes | 12-1 (9-1), Big 10 Champion |
| 3. Clemson Tigers | 12-1 (8-1), ACC Champion |
| 4. Penn State Nittany Lions | 11-2 (8-2) |
| 5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 11-1 |
| 6. LSU Tigers | 10-3 (7-2) |
| 7. Texas Longhorns | 10-2 (7-1) |
| 8. Alabama Crimson Tide | 10-2 (6-2) |
| 9. Oregon Ducks | 10-2 (7-2) |
| 10. Baylor Bears | 11-2 (8-2), Big 12 Champion |
| 11. Ole Miss Rebels | 9-3 (5-3) |
| 12. Boise State Broncos | 11-1 (8-0), Mountain West Champion |
| 13. Tennessee Volunteers | 9-3 (5-3) |
| 14. Utah Utes | 10-3 (7-3) |
| 15. Auburn Tigers | 8-4 (5-3) |
| 16. Oklahoma Sooners | 8-4 (4-4) |
| 17. Florida Gators | 8-4 (4-4) |
| 18. Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 9-4 (7-2) |
| 19. Illinois Fighting Illini | 8-4 (6-3) |
| 20. USC Trojans | 8-4 (6-3) |
| 21. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 9-3 (6-2) |
| 22. Arizona State Sun Devils | 9-3 (7-2) |
| 23. Michigan Wolverines | 8-4 (6-3) |
| 24. Iowa Hawkeyes | 8-4 (6-3) |
| 25. Memphis Tigers | 11-2 (8-1), AAC Champion |
2025-26 College Football Playoff Bracket
The graphic above depicts how the 2025-2026 College Football Playoff will be formatted. In a change from last season, there will be straight seeding in 2025, meaning that the top 12 teams in the final CFP Poll will be seeded in that order for the playoff. Here is how my playoff bracket would shake out with my projected CFP Poll from above:
First Round (Campus Games)
(5) Notre Dame hosts (12) Boise State in South Bend, Indiana
(8) Alabama hosts (9) Oregon in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
(6) LSU hosts (11) Ole Miss in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(7) Texas hosts (10) Baylor in Austin, Texas
Second Round (Traditional Bowl Sites)
(4) Penn State plays winner of (5/12)
(1) Georgia plays winner of (8/9)
(3) Clemson plays winner of (6/11)
(2) Ohio State plays winner of (7/10)
