Trey Luerssen, Longhorns WireWed, December 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM UTC·2 min readThe new college football playoff rankings are out and it isn't great news for Texas Football. The Longhorns actually jumped three spots No. 13, but there are probably too many teams in front of Texas for UT to get into the bracket.
Notre Dame is the lowest ranked at large team that is in the bracket. The Irish currently have the 10th seed. The No. 11 and 12 seeds are reserved for the ACC and Group of 5 champions. Notre Dame is No. 10 in the ranking. BYU is ranked No. 11 and Miami is ranked No. 12.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNotre Dame doesn't play again, so the Irish won't move down. Miami doesn't play in the ACC Championship game and so it's unlikely the Hurricanes will move down. BYU does play in the Big 12 Championship game and will probably lose to Texas Tech. But that's just one spot.
The only team that plays this weekend that has a chance to drop out of a playoff spot is Alabama. If Georgia thumps the Crimson Tide, Bama might fall out of the bracket. That means one team currently on the outside look in would make the playoff.
If form holds, that team would be Miami. Texas would be on the bubble. The first team out (Depending on where Alabama would land if they lose). That is the most likely scenario, UT misses the playoffs by a nose.
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Published December 02, 2025
Rank
Team
Record
Prev
Chg
1
Ohio State
12-0
1
-
2
Indiana
12-0
2
-
3
Georgia
11-1
4
+1
4
Texas Tech
11-1
5
+1
5
Oregon
11-1
6
+1
6
Ole Miss
11-1
7
+1
7
Texas A&M
11-1
3
-4
8
Oklahoma
10-2
8
-
9
Alabama
10-2
10
+1
10
Notre Dame
10-2
9
-1
11
BYU
11-1
11
-
12
Miami (FL)
10-2
12
-
13
Texas
9-3
16
+3
14
Vanderbilt
10-2
14
-
15
Utah
10-2
13
-2
16
USC
9-3
17
+1
17
Virginia
10-2
18
+1
18
Arizona
9-3
25
+7
19
Michigan
9-3
15
-4
20
Tulane
10-2
24
+4
21
Houston
9-3
NR
-
22
Georgia Tech
9-3
23
+1
23
Iowa
8-4
NR
-
24
North Texas
11-1
NR
-
25
James Madison
11-1
NR
-
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This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: New CFP Rankings don't help playoff chances for Texas Football
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