which teams are in the college football playoffs
For the 2025–26 season (the current College Football Playoff), there are 12 teams in the field, not 4 like in the old format.
The 12 CFP teams
Here are the teams that made the 2025–26 College Football Playoff:
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Indiana
- James Madison
- Miami (FL)
- Ohio State
- Oklahoma
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Texas A&M
- Texas Tech
- Tulane
These 12 are selected under the new CFP format, which takes several conference champions plus top at-large teams, then seeds them into a bracket.
Quick context
- The playoff is now a 12‑team bracket, expanded from the old 4‑team version starting with the 2024–25 season.
- Conference champions like Georgia, Indiana, Texas Tech, Tulane, and James Madison are guaranteed paths in as long as they are among the highest‑ranked league winners.
If you want, the next step is to break down who plays whom in the first round and which seeds got byes.