College Football Playoff rankings, Dec. 2: Alabama moves ahead of Notre Dame
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The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings of the 2025 season are here.
The selection committee updated their top-25 on Tuesday evening — the final rankings release before the official bracket is announced on Sunday after conference championship games.
There’s much to discuss and debate this week. Texas A&M suffered its first loss of the season while bubble teams like Texas, Miami and Notre Dame all strengthened their CFP cases. Additionally, Ole Miss moved to 11-1 but lost head coach Lane Kiffin to LSU.
College Football Playoff rankings after Week 14
Here’s what the committee decided on for this week:
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- Oregon
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M
- Oklahoma
- Alabama
- Notre Dame
- BYU
- Miami
- Texas
- Vanderbilt
- Utah
- USC
- Virginia
- Arizona
- Michigan
- Tulane
- Houston
- Georgia Tech
- Iowa
- North Texas
- James Madison
The final College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN.
National Championship odds
Top-ranked Ohio State and Indiana are now the only defeated teams going into the postseason. The Buckeyes and Hoosiers will meet in this week’s Big Ten Championship Game.
Unsurprisingly, Ohio State and Indiana remain the favorites to win the national title on Kalshi. Georgia isn’t far behind. Here’s a look at the live National Championship market on Kalshi:
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
