As a result, the Hurricanes will go on the road to face Texas A&M and Alabama will travel for a rematch with Oklahoma as the two standout games of the first round. The first round is rounded out by another rematch between Tulane and Ole Miss, and James Madison taking on Oregon as the biggest underdog of this year's playoff.

College football rankings: Updated NCAA Top 25 polls after 2025 championship games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. With so much relying on results in championship week ahead of the College Football Playoff selection show, Friday and Saturday did not disappoint.

The final week of college football's regular season has come and passed. An undefeated team fell to its in-state rival while most other heavyweights survived unscathed. How do the polls look heading into conference championships?

The results from Week 14 of the college football season caused some significant changes to the USA TODAY Sports NCAA 1-136 Re-Rank.

The early national signing period for the 2026 NCAA football class opened on Wednesday, and there's been no shortage of activity already. Many of the nation's top recruits have been committed for months,

The next era of the college football transfer portal officially opens Jan. 2, but make no mistake -- the 2026 cycle is already underway. Behind the scenes, portal boards have been set for months. Agents are working phones. Players are making quiet decisions. As one source put it, "Deals are being struck."