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Conference championship week arrives with the playoff picture nearly set. One final College Football Playoff rankings release will determine seeding and postseason matchups as title games tip off across the country.
When the next College Football Playoff rankings drop
The selection committee will publish the fifth set of CFP rankings on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Expect the announcement at 7 p.m. ET, the final full update before conference title games finish the season.
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How and where to watch the CFP rankings reveal
The committee’s weekly selection show will air on ESPN and stream on major services.
- TV: ESPN
- Streaming: ESPN app, Fubo
Cord-cutters can use the ESPN app or Fubo to stream the show live. The broadcast will include analysis, reaction and discussion about the bracket scenarios heading into championship weekend.
What’s at stake during championship week
Rivalry weekend reshuffled matchups and added drama. Upsets changed who will lift conference trophies and who still has a path to the playoff.
- Top-10 conference finals now headline the slate.
- Georgia and Alabama meet for the SEC title.
- Undefeated Ohio State faces Indiana in the Big Ten championship.
- Big 12 and ACC title games feature Texas Tech vs. BYU and Virginia vs. Duke.
Every result this weekend could shift the final CFP field.
Remaining CFP rankings release calendar
Below are the scheduled committee releases left this season.
- Dec. 2 — 7 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo)
- Dec. 7 — Noon ET (ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo)
Full College Football Playoff postseason schedule (2025-26)
The playoff rounds, quarterfinals, semifinals and national title will stream and air across multiple networks.
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV/Stream |
| Dec. 19 | CFP first round | 8:00 p.m. | ABC, ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo |
| Dec. 20 | CFP first round | 12:00 p.m. | ABC, ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo |
| CFP first round | 3:30 p.m. | TNT, truTV, DirecTV | |
| CFP first round | 7:30 p.m. | TNT, truTV, DirecTV | |
| Dec. 31 | Quarterfinal — Cotton Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo |
| Jan. 1 | Quarterfinal — Orange Bowl | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo |
| Quarterfinal — Rose Bowl | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo | |
| Quarterfinal — Sugar Bowl | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo | |
| Jan. 8 | Semifinal — Fiesta Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo |
| Jan. 9 | Semifinal — Peach Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo |
| Jan. 19 | National Championship | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo |
AP Top 25 snapshot heading into championship weekend
Here are the Associated Press rankings as of Dec. 1. These provide context but do not determine CFP seeding.
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Texas Tech
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Alabama
- BYU
- Miami
- Vanderbilt
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- USC
- Michigan
- James Madison
- North Texas
- Tulane
- Arizona
- Navy
- Georgia Tech
- Missouri
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