Overview
- The final CFP top 25 and 12-team bracket will be released at noon ET Sunday on ESPN.
- Alabama’s 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC title game leaves the Tide sweating an at‑large bid, with no three-loss team yet selected in the 12‑team era.
- Miami owns a 27-24 victory over Notre Dame, but the committee has emphasized head‑to‑head as only one datapoint when comparing similar résumés.
- Indiana upset Ohio State 13-10 to position itself for the No. 1 seed, and Texas Tech’s 34-7 rout of BYU severely damaged the Cougars’ candidacy.
- Automatic berths go to the five highest‑ranked conference champions, with Tulane and James Madison securing league titles as Duke’s five‑loss ACC crown puts the conference’s playoff presence at risk.