2025–26 College Football Playoff

The 2025–26 College Football Playoff was a single-elimination postseason tournament that determined the national champion of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 12th edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) and the second to include 12 teams.

The teams selected represented six conferences. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) had five teams selected (No. 3 Georgia, No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 8 Alabama, and No. 9 Oklahoma), and the Big Ten Conference had three (No. 1 Indiana, No. 2 Ohio State, and No. 5 Oregon). One team each was selected from the Big 12 Conference (No. 4 Texas Tech), the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC; No. 10 Miami), the American Conference (No. 20 Tulane), and the Sun Belt Conference (No. 24 James Madison).

The playoff bracket's four first round games were held on December 19 and 20 at campus sites. The four first round winners—Oregon, Ole Miss, Alabama, and Miami—advanced to the quarterfinals. They played the top four seeds—Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia, and Texas Tech—on December 31 and January 1 at the Cotton Bowl Classic, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. Quarterfinal winners advanced to the semifinals, held at the Fiesta Bowl on January 8 and Peach Bowl on January 9, and then to the CFP National Championship game on January 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.