Preview the 2025 College Football Playoff with the first CFP rankings, projected 12-team bracket, and key dates as the road to the national championship heats up.

The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first rankings on Tuesday night. Defending champion Ohio State took the top spot, ahead of fellow Big Ten foe Indiana. Both were followed by a quartet of SEC teams — Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss.

We're officially in November, which means college football teams only have a few games left to state their case for the College Football Playoff Committee. Losses this late in the season, fair or not,