Indiana gets top billing in College Football Playoff as Miami sneaks into field

Urban Meyer, Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn, and Mark Ingram reacted after Indiana defeated Ohio State to win the Big Ten Championship.

The Ohio State Buckeyes’ journey to repeat as national champions in college football took its first step on Sunday as they were one of the 12 teams to make the College Football Playoff.

The first four teams were pretty much set going into the final reveal. The major change came after the Big Ten Championship as the Indiana Hoosiers pulled off a thrilling upset over the Buckeyes.

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Indiana's D'Angelo Ponds stops Ohio State's Max Klare during the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana's Charlie Becker catches a long pass in front of Ohio State's Jermaine Mathews Jr. during the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech were given a bye in the playoff. The Hoosiers were No. 1, the Buckeyes were No. 2, the Bulldogs were No. 3 and the Red Raiders were No. 4.

While those teams were ultimately set in stone as the top programs going into the final reveal, it was the bottom eight that were going to cause a bit more controversy.

The Miami Hurricanes and BYU Cougars were on the outside looking into the field in the penultimate rankings. The committee left two spots open for conference champions to get into the field as No. 11 and 12 seeds. But a little bit more chaos occurred Saturday than expected.

Texas Tech blew out BYU in the Big 12 Championship, while the Duke Blue Devils upset the Virginia Cavaliers to win the ACC Championship. Meanwhile, the Alabama Crimson Tide, who were ranked No. 9 last week,