🏈 NCAA College Football Playoff Thread 🏈

THE CONFERENCES:
AAC: Tulane
ACC: Miami
B1G: Indiana Ohio State Oregon
SEC: Alabama Georgia Oklahoma Ole Miss Texas A&M
XII: Texas Tech
SBC: James Madison

- The First Round -
Game #1 -
Friday, 19 December 2025
Teams: #9 Alabama @ #8 Oklahoma
Venue: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Where: Norman, Oklahoma
Time: 8:00 PM EST / 01:00 GMT
Broadcast: ABC / ESPN

Game #2 -
Saturday, 20 December 2025
Teams: #10 Miami @ #7 Texas A&M
Venue: Kyle Field
Where: College Station, Texas
Time:12:00 Noon EST / 17:00 GMT
Broadcast: ABC / ESPN

Game #3 -
Teams: #11 Tulane @ #6 Ole Miss
Venue: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
Where: Oxford, Mississippi
Time: 3:30 PM EST / 20:30 GMT
Broadcast: TNT

Game #4 -
Teams: #12 James Madison @ #5 Oregon
Venue: Autzen Stadium
Where: Eugene, Oregon
Time: 7:30 PM EST / 00:30 GMT
Broadcast: TNT

- The Quarterfinals -
Game #5 -
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Teams: #10 Miami vs #2 Ohio State
Venue: AT&T Stadium
Where: Arlington, Texas
Time: 7:30 PM EST / 00:30 GMT
Broacast: ESPN

Game #6 -
Thursday, 1 January 2026
Capital One Orange Bowl
Teams: #5 Oregon vs #4 Texas Tech
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Where: Miami Gardens, Florida
Time: 12:00 Noon EST / 17:00 GMT
Broadcast: ESPN

Game #7 -
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
Teams: #9 Alabama vs #1 Indiana
Venue: Rose Bowl
Where: Pasadena, California
Time: 4:00 PM EST / 21:00 GMT
Broadcast: ESPN

Game #8 -
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Teams: #6 Ole Miss vs #3 Georgia
Venue: Caesars Superdome
Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
Time: 8:00 PM EST / 01:00 GMT
Broadcast: ESPN

- The Semi-finals -
Game #9 -
Thursday, 8 January 2026
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Teams: #10 Miami vs #6 Ole' Miss
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Where: Miami Gardens, Florida
Time: 7:30 EST / 00:30 GMT
Broadcast: ESPN

Game #10 -
Friday, 9 January 2026
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Teams: #1 Indiana vs #5 Oregon
Venue: Mercedaz-Benz Stadium
Where: Atlanta, Georgia
Time: 7:30 PM EST/ 00:30 GMT
Broadcast: ESPN

- The Natty -
Game #11 -
Monday, 19 January 2026
National Championship Presented by AT&T -
Teams: #10 Miami vs #1 Indiana
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Where: Miami Gardens, Florida
Time: 7:30 PM EST / 00:30 GMT
Broadcast: ESPN

- Welcome to the 2nd Edition of the NCAA College Football Playoff -
Chapter II of the 12-Team CFP Kicks-off on Friday, 19 December 2025.

Hopefully, I've included everything you need to follow along, as the Top College Teams
battle for a spot in the ultimate showdown -- The Natty -- on Monday, 19 January 2026.

No one is perfect, so drop me a DM -- or mention it in thread -- if a link is broken or you find other errors ...

Great work!

Originally posted by English:
Great work!

Right? Good stuff.

I wouldn't mind seeing Texas Vs Oregon and Georgia or Notre Dame be in the finals.

GA has a pretty easy path to the finals.

I think they win it all again, Oregon would be my 2nd choice.

How did ASU get a bye as the overall 12 ranked team? Same with Boise

Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
GA has a pretty easy path to the finals.

I think they win it all again, Oregon would be my 2nd choice.

Looking at the bracket, it's hard to disagree.
Anything can happen, and if Ohio State can't bounce back (mentally), I expect these teams to advance to the quarterfinal round:

• Tennessee vs Oregon
• Texas vs Arizona State
• Notre Dame vs Georgia
• Penn State vs Boise State

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
How did ASU get a bye as the overall 12 ranked team? Same with Boise

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2024-08-29/how-12-team-college-football-playoff-will-work-teams-schedule-bids

Also:
The NCAA selection committee decided which teams received a bye, and which did not for the inaugural 12-Team Playoffs based on a set of criteria.
Here's a brief overview:

The NCAA selection committee decided which teams received a bye and which did not for the inaugural 12-team playoffs based on a set of criteria. Here's a brief overview:

• Top Four Conference Champions: The top four conference champions receive automatic byes into the quarterfinals. These teams are seeded 1 through 4
• Ranking and Seeding: The remaining eight spots are filled based on the CFP rankings, which consider factors such as strength of schedule, head-to-head competition, comparative outcomes of common opponents, and any other relevant factors
• At-Large Bids and Conference Champions: The committee selects the next six highest-ranked teams, which can include at-large bids and the highest-ranked remaining conference champions. This ensures that at least one "Group of 5" team is included every year

• First-Round Matchups: Teams ranked 5 through 12 play in the first round, with the higher-seeded teams hosting the games at their home stadiums.
  
  

it's finally game time ...

So far, each QB has thrown an INT!
It was Rouke's first of the season in the Redzone

The Irish turn the TO into a 98 yd TD run, on the 1st play from scrimmage ...

So far, Indiana and Notre dame look like who we thought they were

Man, Hoosiers can't get anything going - I thought they'd play better than this ...

Originally posted by FlayvaMeister:
Man, Hoosiers can't get anything going - I thought they'd play better than this ...

Nah

one problem of huge conferences is teams accidentally end up with soft schedules (Indiana, Colorado) where they dodge the top teams

imho Indiana was worst team in playoffs