Here’s what the College Football Playoff bracket would look like based on rankings after Week 11
By Sydney Hunte
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The second set of College Football Playoff rankings has been released for the 2025 season, and, again, there has been little drama about where the teams have ended up.
How does the bracket shape up, though?
The top four teams remain the same: Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, and Alabama. They’ll receive a first-round bye straight to the quarterfinals.
As for the first round, Georgia, as the No. 5 seed, would play host to South Florida at Sanford Stadium. The Bulls, projected as the American Conference champion, are ranked No. 24 but would be seeded 12th. The winner of the Bulldogs-Bulls matchup would play Alabama. Meanwhile, the 6-11 matchup pairs the Big 12’s Texas Tech with the ACC‘s Miami in Lubbock. Texas A&M would get the winner of that one in the quarterfinals.
The 7-10 matchup projects to be an all-SEC affair. Ole Miss is matched up with Texas in a game that would be played in Oxford. Indiana would play the winner of that game. And, in the 8-9 game, Oregon would face Notre Dame in Eugene, with the winner getting Ohio State.
If you’re scoring at home, that’s 5 SEC teams, 3 from the Big Ten, and one each from the Big 12, ACC, and American — plus Notre Dame — in the latest projected bracket. Here’s how it looks:
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
