The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2025 season have been revealed.
The initial rankings were announced by the CFP selection committee on Tuesday evening. They follow the first 10 weeks of the college football season, which concluded this past Saturday.
College Football Playoff rankings, Week 11
Here’s a look at the first top-25 of the season:
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Ole Miss
- BYU
- Texas Tech
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Utah
- Virginia
- Louisville
- Vanderbilt
- Georgia Tech
- Miami
- USC
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Mizzou
- Washington
- Pittsburgh
- Tennessee
College Football Playoff changes
The College Football Playoff did make some changes this offseason. Most notably, the 4 highest-ranked conference champions will no longer receive an automatic bye to the quarterfinal round. Instead, teams will be seeded 1 through 12 after the committee’s process determines which squads will make the field.
However, the 5 highest-ranked conference champions will still receive an automatic berth for the 12-team bracket. That means the champions from the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC are likely to receive automatic inclusion in the CFP. Additionally, at least one Group-of-5 conference champion will claim a spot.
Another notable change to how the committee will operate this season revolves around its strength-of-schedule metric. The CFP previously announced it will use a new SOS model this season that rewards teams for earning impressive wins and punishes them for suffering bad losses.
Odds to make the College Football Playoff
Several teams have already separated themselves for a spot in the CFP. Programs like Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama are currently leading the way in College Football Playoff odds.
Here’s a look at where the top teams currently sit in National Championship odds:
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
