Preview the 2025 College Football Playoff with the first CFP rankings, projected 12-team bracket, and key dates as the road to the national championship heats up.

Ohio State claimed the No. 1 spot in the initial rankings released by the College Football Playoff committee on Tuesday night, with Big Ten rival Indiana right behind at No. 2.

Tech has played more of the upper half of the Big 12 and has blown the doors off every team except for the lone loss at Arizona State.