Top seed comes down to Big Ten title, Texas and Ole Miss see movement after chaotic weekend

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The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings are out, and things are starting to take shape for the playoffs later this month.

Ohio State and Indiana held their posts as the No. 1 and 2 teams, respectively. The Buckeyes got their four-year revenge over Michigan on Saturday, and Indiana manhandled Purdue to end their regular season. The 12-0 squads will face off in the Big Ten championship Saturday for the one-seed in the College Football Playoff.

Texas A&M lost its spot in the SEC title game with their loss to Texas and fell to seventh, but it is still likely to host a playoff game. That warranted Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon, and Ole Miss (despite Lane Kiffin departing to LSU) to each move up one spot from their ranking last week. The Red Raiders now currently hold a bye-week spot.

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Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads his team onto the field prior to an NCAA football game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Nov. 29, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning both made their cases for Texas to be in the College Football Playoff after their win over Texas A&M. While they moved up, they sit at No. 13 and out of the current bracket.

Each team in the top 10 would make the playoffs if the season ended today, with the 11th and 12th seeds currently reserved for two remaining conference winners. That currently leaves No. 11 BYU and No. 12 Miami out, but BYU does face Texas Tech in the Big 12 title game. Miami, however, will likely be out of the bracket, considering their