Ohio State didn't fall far. The Buckeyes, looking to defend their 2024 national championship, landed at No. 2, followed by SEC champion Georgia at No. 3 and Big 12 champion Texas Tech at No. 4. Those four teams earn opening-round byes.

Who made the official 12-team College Football Playoff field on Sunday? Here's what to know, including the full rankings and schedule.

The Indiana Hoosiers are the nation's only undefeated team heading into the College Football Playoff: Tickets, TV, stream, start time, opponent.

Ole Miss football (11-0) will host Tulane (11-2) on Dec. 20 (2:30 p.m., TNT & HBO Max). It will be played in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. It's the first CFP game in Ole Miss history and the first to be played in Mississippi.

The 2025-2026 college football bowl schedule will be announced on Sunday following the weekend's conference title games.

Snubbed by the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame snubbed its nose at a second-tier bowl game. The ninth-ranked Fighting Irish responded to getting dropped in the CFP rankings for the second consecutive week by turning down an invitation to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando,

The Texas Tech football team is headed to the College Football Playoff and gets a couple of weeks to sit back and rest after their dominant Big 12 Conference championship victory. The Red Raiders (12-1) earned the No. 4 seed in the CFP bracket reveal, which comes with a first-round bye for their efforts.