SEC puts 8 teams in second College Football Playoff rankings of 2025; 5 teams in top 10
By Sydney Hunte
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The SEC saw eight of its teams land in the second College Football Playoff rankings of the 2025 season, revealed live on ESPN on Tuesday. Five of those teams are in the top 10.
Texas A&M (No. 3), Alabama (No. 4), and Georgia (No. 5) maintained their spots from the initial rankings released after Week 10. Texas, however, rose a spot to No. 10 despite being idle in Week 11. Ole Miss, at No. 6 the previous week, dropped a spot to No. 7 despite a blowout win over The Citadel.
One team to watch is Oklahoma at No. 11, up from No. 12. The Sooners’ only path to a Playoff spot is an at-large berth, and they’ll position themselves very well for that possibility by beating Georgia in Week 11. Meanwhile, No. 14 Vanderbilt — which slipped past Auburn in overtime — is on the outside looking in and will not only need to run the table, but hope for chaos among the teams ahead of it to have any chance of making the 12-team field.
As far as the projected bracket is concerned, Texas A&M is projected to face either Texas Tech or Miami in the quarterfinals after a first-round bye. Georgia is paired with 12th-seeded South Florida. The winner of that one would play Alabama in the quarterfinals. The projected 7-10 matchup between Ole Miss and Texas would be played in Oxford and would see the winner going on to face second-seeded Indiana.
Here’s the list of SEC teams ranked in the CFP Top 25 after Week 11:
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
7. Ole Miss
10. Texas
11. Oklahoma
14. Vanderbilt
23. Tennessee
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.
