ESPN.com · Dec 9, 2025
College Football Playoff 2025: First round first look
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Who's ready for a rematch?!
The College Football Playoff selection committee's final top 25 of the season produced a 12-team bracket that includes two regular-season rematches in the first round: No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss. Oklahoma beat Alabama, 23-21, on Nov. 15, and Ole Miss cruised to a 45-10 win against Tulane on Sept. 20.
And while No. 12 seed James Madison edged out five-loss ACC champion Duke and will face No. 5 Oregon, the ACC's best team will still have a chance to compete for the national title when No. 10 Miami travels to No. 7 Texas A&M.
Here's a closer look at those first-round matchups. -- Heather Dinich
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