The song remains the same. Indiana is still No. 2 in the fourth release of the 2025 College Football Playoff rankings.
The rankings determined by the CFP Committee were announced live on ESPN Tuesday evening. The Hoosiers have been No. 2 in each of the first four editions of the rankings.
The latest version of the bracket has IU playing the winner of No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 Ole Miss following a first round bye.
As long as they remain a top-4 seed when the final CFP rankings are released in December, the Hoosiers will get a first round bye. Teams seeded No. 5-8 host No. 9-12 in the first round games.
No. 1 Ohio State and No. 6 Oregon join IU from the Big Ten in the projected 12-team CFP field. USC and Michigan are also in the top-25. The full updated rankings and bracket are below.
In 2025 the 12-team bracket will now be seeded directly based on the final ranking of the CFP Selection Committee, with the four highest-ranked teams receiving a first-round bye. If one or more of the five highest-ranked conference champions are ranked outside the top 12, that team or teams would move up to the 12th seed, 11th seed, etc., based on the number of conference champions outside the top 12.
The Committee will continue to release a new bracket and rankings each week until the final CFP is confirmed on Dec. 7.
To conclude the regular season, No. 2 Indiana (11-0, 8-0) will play Purdue (2-9, 0-8) Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. (NBC) in West Lafayette, Ind.
UPDATED BRACKET
UPDATED RANKINGS
| RANK | TEAM | OVERALL RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 11-0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 11-0 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 11-0 |
| 4 | Georgia | 10-1 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 10-1 |
| 6 | Oregon | 10-1 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 10-1 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 9-2 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 9-2 |
| 10 | Alabama | 9-2 |
| 11 | BYU | 10-1 |
| 12 | Miami | 9-2 |
| 13 | Utah | 9-2 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 9-2 |
| 15 | Michigan | 9-2 |
| 16 | Texas | 8-3 |
| 17 | Southern California | 8-3 |
| 18 | Virginia | 9-2 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 8-3 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 8-3 |
| 21 | SMU | 8-3 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 8-3 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 9-2 |
| 24 | Tulane | 9-2 |
| 25 | Arizona | 8-3 |
About the College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is the event that crowns the national champion in college football. The CFP selection committee ranks the top 25 teams at the end of the regular season. The five highest ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams will be seeded into a 12-team bracket based on the final ranking, with the four highest-ranked teams receiving a first-round bye. The teams ranked Nos. 5-12 will play in the CFP First Round, with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds.
The Playoff Quarterfinals and Playoff Semifinals rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be on Monday, January 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. For additional information on the College Football Playoff, visit CollegeFootballPlayoff.
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