Where Alabama Football is Placed in First College Football Playoff Ranking

The College Football Playoff committee revealed its first edition of the 2025.

Oct 18, 2025; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Daniel Hill (4) celebrates a play in the second half against the Tennessee Volunteers at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images | Gary Cosby-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images

Alabama football enters the final month of the season riding a seven-game winning streak and still able to accomplish all the goals the program set out to achieve after losing the opening game of the year to Florida State. The Crimson Tide sits at 5-0 in the Southeastern Conference with an FCS matchup against Eastern Illinois and three challenging conference games remaining.

The College Football Playoff committee met this weekend and revealed the first playoff rankings of the season on Tuesday night. Alabama looks to return to the College Football Playoff after missing the first 12-team edition last season. The Crimson Tide is ranked No. 4 in the first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings.

The Crimson Tide has made eight College Football Playoff appearances dating back to 2014 while claiming three national championships in the playoff era.

The College Football Playoff will select 12 teams, with the selection committee's five highest-ranked conference champions earning automatic bids. The top-four seeds all earn a first-round BYE. The teams ranked No. 5-8 will host first-round playoff games in on-campus games against the teams ranked No. 9-12.

"I'm not sure, when you look at resume, anybody had a better stretch of four games. When you think about Alabama, really, really impressive, two of those wins on the road.
Going into Athens, one of the hardest, toughest environments to be able to get out of there with a win. There was certainly discussion about the Florida State loss early on, but just felt like that four-game stretch — which by the way, historical in the SEC. Nobody has beaten four straight ranked teams without a bye. Then they also finish
that out with a good win against South Carolina. That was the discussion. I think they're getting elite quarterback play right now from Simpson, so a really, really good football team."

Selection committee chair Mack Rhoades

2025 College Football Playoff Rankings

1. Ohio State, 8-0
2. Indiana, 9-0
3. Texas A&M, 8-0
4. Alabama, 7-1
5. Georgia, 7-1
6. Ole Miss, 8-1
7. BYU, 8-0
8. Texas Tech, 8-1
9. Oregon, 7-1
10. Notre Dame, 6-2
11. Texas, 7-2
12. Oklahoma, 7-2
13. Utah, 7-2
14. Virginia, 8-1
15. Louisville, 7-1
16. Vanderbilt, 7-2
17. Georgia Tech, 8-1
18. Miami, 6-2
19. Southern Cal, 6-2
20. Iowa, 6-2
21. Michigan, 7-2
22. Missouri, 6-2
23. Washington, 6-2
24. Pittsburgh, 7-2
25. Tennessee, 6-3

NR. Memphis Tigers, 8-1

The first College Football Playoff bracket of the season with Alabama at No. 4 and Memphis at No. 12 as the fifth highest ranked conference champion, despite being unranked. pic.twitter.com/zRSgx9RToo

— Joe Gaither (@JoeGaither6) November 5, 2025

Alabama would play the winner of 12-seed Memphis vs. 5-seed Georgia https://t.co/RYxaawqeLv

— Hunter De Siver (@HunterDeSiver) November 5, 2025

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2025-26 College Football Playoff round-by-round schedule

• First round | Week of Saturday, Dec. 20
  Location: the home field of the higher-seeded team or another site designated by the higher-seeded program.
  One game | Friday, Dec. 19
  Three games | Saturday, Dec. 20
  
• Quarterfinal sites:
  Cotton Bowl | Wednesday, Dec. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
  Orange Bowl | Thursday, Jan. 1 | 12 p.m. | ESPN
  Rose Bowl | Thursday, Jan. 1 | 4 p.m. | ESPN
  Sugar Bowl | Thursday, Jan. 1 | 8 p.m. | ESPN
  
• Semifinal sites:
  Fiesta Bowl | Thursday, Jan. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
  Peach Bowl | Friday, Jan. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
  
• CFP National Championship Game:
  Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 (in Miami, Florida) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

The 2025 College Football Playoff Committee
Mack Rhoades - Committee Chair - Baylor Athletic Director
Chris Ault - Former College Football Head Coach
Troy Dannen - Nebraska Athletic Director
Mark Dantonio - Former College Football Head Coach
Jeff Long - Former College Football Playoff Committee Chair
Ivan Maisel - Sportswriter
Chris Massaro - MTSU Athletic Director
Mike Riley - Former College Football Head Coach
David Sayler - Miami (Ohio) Athletic Director
Wesley Walls - College Football Hall of Famer (Ole Miss)
Carla Williams - Virginia Athletic Director
Hunter Yuracheck - Arkansas Athletic Director

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