Just two weeks remain in the 2025 college football season, and the College Football Playoff race is heating up.
The committee released the latest CFP rankings on Tuesday night entering Week 13, and there weren't a ton of surprises. Alabama took a major tumble, falling from No. 4 to No. 10 after its loss to Oklahoma, but the Crimson Tide remain in the projected playoff field.
Notre Dame is a lock if it takes care of business in the final two weeks, in part thanks to the fact that it ranks four spots ahead of Miami at No. 9 despite having the same record and a head-to-head loss to the Hurricanes.
Georgia entered the top four and is now in line for a first-round bye after beating Texas, while the Longhorns fell to No. 17 and likely saw the end of their CFP dreams. Tulane entered the rankings at No. 24, and as the current leader in the clubhouse to win the American, it now has the cleanest path to the Group of Five playoff bid.
Here's how the full CFP top 25 looks entering Week 13.
Week 13 CFP rankings
- Ohio State (10-0)
- Indiana (11-0)
- Texas A&M (10-0)
- Georgia (9-1)
- Texas Tech (10-1)
- Ole Miss (10-1)
- Oregon (9-1)
- Oklahoma (8-2)
- Notre Dame (8-2)
- Alabama (8-2)
- BYU (9-1)
- Utah (8-2)
- Miami (8-2)
- Vanderbilt (8-2)
- USC (8-2)
- Georgia Tech (9-1)
- Texas (7-3)
- Michigan (8-2)
- Virginia (9-2)
- Tennessee (7-3)
- Illinois (7-3)
- Missouri (7-3)
- Houston (8-2)
- Tulane (8-2)
- Arizona State (7-3)
CFP first round matchups
No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Texas Tech
No. 11 Miami at No. 6 Ole Miss
No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Oregon
No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma
CFP quarterfinals
No. 1 Ohio State vs. Oklahoma/Notre Dame
No. 2 Indiana vs. Oregon/Alabama
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss/Miami
No. 4 Georgia vs. Texas Tech/Tulane
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This article originally appeared on College Sports Wire: Crimson Tide take a tumble in Week 13 CFP rankings reveal
Reporting by Tyler Nettuno, College Sports Wire / College Sports Wire
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