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

The 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket is officially set, giving teams a clear roadmap toward the national championship. Following a regular season filled with drama and intense conference championship battles, the top programs now shift their attention to the CFP, aiming for a shot at college football's ultimate prize.

The identical odds of Oregon and Texas Tech suggests their potential quarterfinals meeting would be a pick'em, should Oregon advance past James Madison in the first round. Oregon is a 21.5-point favorite over the 12th-seeded Dukes, representing the largest spread of the opening games.

With apologies to Tulane and James Madison, these are the 25 national title matchups we're likely to see on Jan. 19 in Miami.

The 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket is set, and the national championship odds present a few valuable teams to bet on. See which team our expert is taking to win it all, plus a dark-horse squad to keep an eye on.

College Football Playoff bracket predictions: Expert picks for 2025-26 CFP games, national championship originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Welcome to Year 2 of the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Texas A&M is in the College Football Playoff for the first time, taking a huge step toward contending for a national championship after years of coming up short. But the Aggies certainly aren’t content just to be in the playoff.

The 12-team College Football Playoff field is set. Here's how each team could make it to the national championship game.

But despite being the unquestioned No. 1 from a rankings standpoint as the nation's only undefeated team remaining, Indiana is still not the favorite to win the national championship, according to the Draft Kings Sportsbook on Tuesday afternoon.