The 2024-2025 college football bracket will have a 12-team playoff form. To make the bracket, the selection ranked the top 25 teams and then made the bracket based on the rankings.
The top 25 ranking does not always match the seed in the playoff. The four highest-ranked conference champions receive the top four seeds and byes, no matter where those four teams rank in the top 25.Â
Oregon, Texas, SMU, and Boise State are the four highest-ranked champions, and they received the top four seeds and byes.
According to NCAA.com, the college football bracket goes as listed:Â
(12 seed) Arizona State at (5) Penn State — winner plays (4) Boise State in the quarterfinals
(11) Alabama at (6) Notre Dame — winner plays (3) SMU in the quarterfinals
(10) Indiana at (7) Georgia — winner plays (2) Texas in the quarterfinals
(9) Tennessee at (8) Ohio State — winner plays (1) Oregon in the quarterfinals
The numbers represent their ranking. The games are planned for December 20th or 21st.
