Cougars Steady, Utes Drop In New College Football Playoff Rankings

SALT LAKE CITY – The week four College Football Playoff rankings are essentially unchanged in the top ten after a mostly chalk weekend for the best team in the country. Oregon jumped Ole Miss, though both teams remain in position to make the playoff easily.

BYU held steady at No. 11, but Utah dropped a spot after eeking past Kansas State at home. The Utes were jumped by the Miami Hurricanes, falling to No. 13.

AP Top 25 Poll: BYU Football Stays, Utah Falls In Week 14 Rankings

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No. 5 Texas Tech, BYU, and Utah are joined in the top 25 by Big 12 foes No. 25 Arizona and No. 20 Arizona State.

Two more rankings will be released before selection day on Sunday, December 7.

2025 College Football Playoff Ranking

Week of November 25, 2025

1. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0)
2. Indiana Hoosiers (11-0)
3. Texas A&M Aggies (11-0)
4. Georgia Bulldogs (10-1)
5. Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-1)
6. Oregon Ducks (10-1)
7. Ole Miss Rebels (10-1)
8. Oklahoma Sooners (9-2)
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-2)
10. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2)
11. BYU Cougars (10-1)
12. Miami Hurricanes (9-2)
13. Utah Utes (9-2)
14. Vanderbilt Commodores (9-2)
15. Michigan Wolverines (9-2)
16. Texas Longhorns (8-3)
17. USC Trojans (8-3)
18. Virginia Cavaliers (9-2)
19. Tennessee Volunteers (8-3)
20. Arizona State Sun Devils (8-3)
21. SMU Mustangs (8-3)
22. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-3)
23. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-2)
24. Tulane Green Wave (9-2)
25. Arizona Wildcats (8-3)

How the CFP bracket would look based on this ranking

First Round matchups at higher-seed home venues

• (12) Tulane at (5) Texas Tech
• (9) Notre Dame at (8) Oklahoma
• (11) Miami at (6) Oregon
• (10) Alabama at (7) Ole Miss

Quarterfinals at a bowl game (Cotton, Orange, Rose, Sugar)

• (1) Ohio State vs. Winner of 8/9 game
• (2) Indiana vs. Winner of 7/10 game
• (3) Texas A&M vs. Winner of 6/11 game
• (4) Georgia vs. Winner of 5/12 game

First Four Out of the Bracket: BYU, Utah, Vanderbilt, and Michigan

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