2025 CFP Rankings: Michigan falls, likely to face Texas in bowl game

The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night. At the expense of Michigan and many others, the CFP picture is coming into clearer focus as we enter conference championship weekend.

Unsurprisingly, Ohio State, the FanDuel betting favorite, remained No. 1, and Indiana solidified the second spot after completely dismantling Purdue. As the only two undefeated teams in the country, the Big Ten Championship carries high intrigue, yet low stakes, as both teams are locks for the CFP. But behind these two Big Ten behemoths, there was a reshuffling after Texas A&M fell in Austin.

Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon and Lane-less Ole Miss all moved ahead of the Aggies. A&M slid to seven, followed by Oklahoma, Alabama (who jumped the Irish), and Notre Dame to round out the Top-10.

For the last week, No. 12 Miami can lay claim to the CFP as the “paper” ACC representative, but its only official shot is as an at-large. The ACC will be decided on Saturday between Virginia and Duke — just like we all predicted.

No. 20 Tulane is the frontrunner for the 12-seed as the Group of Six representative and will have an unofficial home qualifier against No. 24 North Texas for the AAC Championship to earn the final spot. If Duke pulls the upset, the Group of Six representative could take the 11-seed, while the ACC Champion falls to 12.

The Michigan Wolverines fell four spots to No. 19 after losing The Game, 27-9. With the loss, the Wolverines were officially eliminated from CFP contention and will likely have to settle for the consolation prize of facing Texas in the Citrus Bowl. Here are the official FanDuel odds.

No. 20 Tulane (G6) vs. No. 5 Oregon (at-large)… Winner faces Texas Tech

No. 9 Alabama (at-large) vs. No. 8 Oklahoma (at-large)… Winner faces Ohio State

No. 12 Miami (ACC Champion) vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (at-large)… Winner faces Georgia

No. 10 Notre Dame (at-large) vs. No. 7 Texas A&M(at-large)… Winner faces Indiana

1. Ohio State

2. Indiana

3. Georgia

4. Texas Tech

5. Oregon

6. Ole Miss

7. Texas A&M

8. Oklahoma

9. Alabama

10. Notre Dame

11. BYU

12. Miami

13. Texas

14. Vanderbilt

15. Utah

16. USC

17. Virginia

18. Arizona

19. Michigan

20. Tulane

21. Houston

22. Georgia Tech

23. Iowa

24. North Texas

25. James Madison