The College Football Playoff began Dec. 19, 2025 and ends Jan. 19. Here's how our staffers saw the bracket playing out.

The 2025-26 College Football Playoffs bracket is set, with 12 teams racing for the national championship title.

The College Football Playoff’s first round served two competitive games and two blowouts. The reaction to that: Many fans and media types are demanding a change to the playoff bracket format. Is that ...

CBS Sports re-seeded the College Football Playoff bracket from No. 1 to 8 with some modest changes to the remaining teams. Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Tulane and James Madison are not a part of this exercise ...

The 2025-26 College Football Playoff got off to a crazy start this past weekend, with No. 9 Alabama storming back from a 17-0 deficit to defeat No. 8 Oklahoma and exact some revenge on the Sooners for ...

Alabama's comeback win against Oklahoma sets up a Rose Bowl date with No. 1 seed Indiana on Jan. 1. Stacy Revere / Getty Images The College Football Playoff quarterfinals will feature a matchup of ...

With the road to Miami officially underway, the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket has taken its first round of cuts. Behind a 34-7 scoring run beginning in the second quarter, Ty Simpson and No ...

Week after week of predictions and prognostications have finally given way to the College Football Playoff. Beginning Friday night, when No. 9 Alabama takes on No. 8 Oklahoma, this year’s bracket will ...