The 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket is officially set, giving teams a clear roadmap toward the national championship. Following a regular season filled with drama and intense conference championship battles, the top programs now shift their attention to the CFP, aiming for a shot at college football's ultimate prize.

The College Football Playoff bracket saw big changes in the rankings after the conference championships. Indiana got the No. 1 seed, with Alabama and Miami in.

FCS playoffs bracket 2025: Updated schedule, TV channels, scores for college football quarterfinal games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. A year after the top four seeds advanced to the semifinals, this year's FCS playoffs have produced early upsets.

The 11-game college football playoff begins Friday, Dec 19 when No. 9 Alabama takes on No. 8 Oklahoma and end with the national championship game on Monday, Jan 19. Every playoff game is an elimination game: The winner goes to the next round, and the loser goes home.

The ACC barely made the College Football Playoff this season with Miami landing the final at-large spot, and the conference's commissioner would like more opportunities in the future.

SEC Network host Paul Finebaum believes one college football powerhouse has really hurt their credibility with the way they've handled the Playoff selection process