Story byDaniel MaderWed, December 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM UTC·4 min readCollege Football Playoff bracket: Updated schedule, results, scores for 2025 CFP quarterfinals originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. We're one step closer to a national champion being crowned. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe first round of the 2025 College Football Playoff resulted in two upsets, based on seeding, as Miami toppled Texas A&M, while Alabama took care of business against Oklahoma. The two Group of Five squads were quickly eliminated from the bracket, leaving three Big Ten teams, three SEC teams, one ACC team and one Big 12 team still vying for the title. The quarterfinals begin on New Year's Eve, where the top-four seeds' path to the championship begins.