College Football Playoff rankings, Nov. 11: Second Top-25 revealed by committee
By Andrew Olson
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The second College Football Playoff rankings of the 2025 season have been revealed.
The updated rankings were announced by the CFP selection committee on Tuesday evening. They follow the first 11 weeks of the college football season, which concluded this past Saturday.
College Football Playoff rankings, Week 12
Here’s a look at the second top-25 of the season:
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- BYU
- Utah
- Vanderbilt
- Miami
- Georgia Tech
- USC
- Michigan
- Virginia
- Louisville
- Iowa
- Pittsburgh
- Tennessee
- South Florida
- Cincinnati
College Football Playoff changes
The College Football Playoff made some notable changes ahead of the 2025 season. The headlining change is that the 4 highest-ranked conference champions no longer receive an automatic bye to the quarterfinal round. In last year’s inaugural 12-team format, the 4 highest-ranked conference champs were awarded the top 4 seeds. This year, teams will be seeded 1 through 12 based on the committee’s rankings.
It is important to remember, however, that the 5 highest-ranked conference champions will still receive an automatic berth for the 12-team bracket. While there is no guarantee which 5 conference champions get the 5 automatic bids, it is expected to play out as the Power 4 champions (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC) and top Group of 5 champ securing those 5 spots.
In addition to the seeding change, the other big change centers around the strength-of-schedule metric. The CFP previously announced it will use a new SOS model this season that rewards or punishes teams based on the quality of win or loss.
Odds to make the College Football Playoff
This time of year, certain teams are starting to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. As expected, undefeated teams Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M lead the favorites to make the 12-team field.
Here’s a look at where the top teams currently sit in National Championship odds:
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