College Football Playoff field is set: Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas Tech earn first

Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Elijah Sarratt (No. 13) and wide receiver Charlie Becker (No. 80) celebrate after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2025 Big Ten championship. Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images/Reuters

The 12 teams vying to win the College Football Playoff (CFP) national title were revealed Sunday by the CFP selection committee with Miami making the playoffs while Notre Dame and ACC champions Duke are left out.

The top four seeds — No. 1 Indiana (13-0), No. 2 Ohio State (12-1), the defending national champion, No. 3 Georgia (12-1) and No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) — earn first-round byes and will automatically advance to the quarterfinals.

On Saturday, Indiana won its first Big Ten championship since 1967 after upsetting then-No. 1 Ohio State 13-10 in Indianapolis. T