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The College Football Playoff is quickly approaching, and starting after this weekend's games, fans will finally see what the Selection Committee thinks. The results of a grueling 10 weeks of football will be boiled down into a crucial initial top 25, setting the stage for the final push toward a championship bid.
On Tuesday night, the first official rankings for the College Football Playoff will be announced. This highly anticipated reveal marks the formal beginning of the race to the 12-team playoff field, giving an early glimpse into which teams are currently favored to contend for the title.
This is the second season of the 12-team playoff, and going into November there are a lot of contenders. Now, the committee's perspective will become clear, shifting the focus from speculative polls to the rankings that truly matter for the postseason. Starting Tuesday, there will be storylines that will dominate the college football landscape for the remainder of the season.
Here's what to know about the rankings release.
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When are the College Football Playoff rankings released?
- Date: Tuesday, Nov. 4
- Start time: 8 p.m. ET
The first 2025 College Football Rankings will be released on Tuesday night, starting at 8 p.m. ET.
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CFP rankings schedule 2025
Following the first release, new rankings will be announced every Tuesday until selection day on Sunday, Dec. 7.
| Date | Time (ET) |
| Tuesday, Nov. 4 | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 11 | 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 8:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 25 | 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 2 | 7 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 7 (Final rankings) | 12 p.m. |
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How to watch the CFP selection show
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: ESPN app, Fubo
Fans can tune into ESPN every Tuesday night for the official release of the College Football Playoff rankings.
Rece Davis is the long-standing host for the CFP rankings release show, hosting for his 12th consecutive year in 2025. He is usually joined by ESPN college football analysts, such as Kirk Herbstreit, Booger McFarland, and Joey Galloway.
The show also features coaches and other guests, as well as insiders like Pete Thamel and Heather Dinich, who often report live from the CFP Selection Committee headquarters.
Viewers can live stream the rankings release on the ESPN App or Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Projected CFP rankings: Who are the top four teams in college football?
Prior to the Week 10 games, these are the top 12 teams in the AP Poll:
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Ole Miss
- Georgia Tech
- Vanderbilt
- Miami
- BYU
- Notre Dame
Next out: Texas Tech, Tennessee, Virginia, Louisville, Cincinnati
The top four seeds in the College Football Playoff get a first round bye, while seeds 5 through 12 play at the higher seed's campus.
Assuming the defending champions Ohio State don't slip up it's fair to assume that they will be the No. 1 seed. Following the Buckeyes right now is undefeated Indiana -- who has it's highest ranking in program history -- then No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 4 Alabama, who don't play this weekend.
Behind them is a group of contenders in Georgia, Oregon and Ole Miss, all of whom have one loss on the season. Georgia Tech and BYU, who are ranked at No. 8 and No. 11 in the AP Poll, remain undefeated.
Currently, Notre Dame is the one team in the AP Top-12 with two losses; those both came to higher-ranked teams.
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