2025-26 Playoff Projections
(Final)

Peach Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
Rose Bowl Champion	Cotton Bowl Champion
Atlanta, GA (1/9)

Fiesta Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
Sugar Bowl Champion	Orange Bowl Champion
Glendale, AZ (1/10)

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Rose Bowl
CFP Quarterfinal
#1 Seed	#8/9 Seed
Indiana
Pasadena, CA (1/1)

Cotton Bowl
CFP Quarterfinal
#4 Seed	#5/12 Seed
Texas Tech
Arlington, TX (12/31)

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CFP First Round
#9 Seed	#8 Seed
Notre Dame	Oklahoma
@ Higher Seed (12/19 or 20)

CFP First Round
#12 Seed	#5 Seed
J. Madison	Oregon
@ Higher Seed (12/19 or 20)

Sugar Bowl
CFP Quarterfinal
#3 Seed	#6/11 Seed
Georgia
New Orleans, LA (1/1)

Orange Bowl
CFP Quarterfinal
#2 Seed	#7/10 Seed
Ohio State
Miami Gardens, FL (1/1)

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CFP First Round
#11 Seed	#6 Seed
Tulane	Ole Miss
@ Higher Seed (12/19 or 20)

CFP First Round
#10 Seed	#7 Seed
Miami	Texas A&M
@ Higher Seed (12/19 or 20)

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Teams in BOLD CAPS have accepted invitations.
Teams marked * are replacement teams.
Teams marked ^ are teams projected with losing records.