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College Football Playoff Week 14 Rankings: 2025 Bowl Projections

College Football Playoff Week 14 Rankings: 2025 Bowl Projections

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By: Sam Connon

The College Football Playoff Committee revealed its updated rankings Tuesday night on ESPN, with the entire top four staying put. There were a few shifts elsewhere in the rankings, however, changing the projected matchups in the 12-team bracket.

Looking past the College Football Playoff itself, the new rankings impacted who could play in the other 35 bowl games this season. Here is DraftKings’ projections for which teams are now in line to go head-to-head in each bowl across the country:

College Football Playoff

CFP First Round: No. 5 Texas Tech vs. No. 12 Tulane
Friday, December 19 OR Saturday, December 20
Jones A&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

CFP First Round: No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 11 Miami (FL)
Friday, December 19 OR Saturday, December 20
Austzen Stadium, Eugene, OR

CFP First Round: No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Alabama
Friday, December 19 OR Saturday, December 20
Vaught Hemingway Stadium, University, MS

CFP First Round: No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Notre Dame
Friday, December 19 OR Saturday, December 20
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Ole Miss OR No. 10 Alabama
Wednesday, December 31, 7:30 p.m. ET
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

Capital One Orange Bowl: No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Oregon OR No. 11 Miami (FL)
Thursday, January 1, 12 p.m. ET
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL

Rose Bowl Game Presented By Prudential: No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Oklahoma OR No. 9 Notre Dame
Thursday, January 1, 4 p.m. ET
Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA

Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 5 Texas Tech OR No. 12 Tulane
Thursday, January 1, 8 p.m. ET
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA

VRBO Fiesta Bowl: Cotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner
Thursday, January 8, 7:30 p.m. ET
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl: Rose Bowl winner vs. Sugar Bowl winner
Friday, January 9, 7:30 p.m. ET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

College Football Playoff Championship: Peach Bowl winner vs. Fiesta Bowl winner
Monday, January 19, 7:30 p.m. ET
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL

To Make the College Football Playoff 2025-2026

  • Ohio State, OTB
  • Indiana, OTB
  • Texas A&M, OTB
  • Georgia, OTB
  • Texas Tech, -6000
  • Notre Dame, -2000
  • Oregon, -1200
  • Ole Miss, -1000
  • Oklahoma, -380
  • Alabama, -200
  • North Texas, -125
  • Tulane, +100
  • SMU, +120
  • Virginia, +180
  • Miami (FL), +235
  • BYU, +240
  • Vanderbilt, +255
  • Michigan, +500
  • Utah, +650
  • James Madison, +900
  • Pittsburgh, +1200
  • South Florida, +1500
  • Texas, +1900
  • Duke, +2500
  • Navy, +4000
  • Georgia Tech, +9000

Find more College Football Playoff odds here.

2025 College Football Bowl Schedule

Cricket Celebration Bowl: South Carolina State vs. Alabama State
Saturday, December 13, 12 p.m. ET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Bucked Up LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk: San Diego State vs. Washington
Saturday, December 13, 8 p.m. ET
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl: Kennesaw State vs. Arkansas State
Tuesday, December 16, 9 p.m. ET
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL

StaffDNA Cure Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. Miami (OH)
Wednesday, December 17, 5 p.m. ET
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

68 Ventures Bowl: Troy vs. Toledo
Wednesday, December 17, 8:30 p.m. ET
Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL

Myrtle Beach Bowl Presented By Engine: North Texas vs. Jacksonville State
Friday, December 19, 12 p.m. ET
Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: UConn vs. Florida State
Friday, December 19, 3:30 p.m. ET
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Boise State vs. Ohio
Monday, December 22, 2 p.m. ET
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

Boca Raton Bowl: Old Dominion vs.
Tuesday, December 23, 2 p.m. ET
Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Western Kentucky
Tuesday, December 23, 5:30 p.m. ET
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl: UTSA vs. Louisiana Tech
Tuesday, December 23, 9 p.m. ET
Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TX

Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl: Hawai’i vs. Memphis
Wednesday, December 24, 8 p.m. ET
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

GameAbove Sports Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Nebraska
Friday, December 26, 1 p.m. ET
Ford Field, Detroit, MI

Rate Bowl: Penn State vs. Cincinnati
Friday, December 26, 4:30 p.m. ET
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ

Servpro First Responder Bowl: Arizona vs. Fresno State
Friday, December 26, 8 p.m. ET
Gerlad J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX

Go Bowling Military Bowl: Duke vs. Navy
Saturday, December 27, 11 a.m. ET
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Northwestern vs. Louisville
Saturday, December 27, 12 p.m. ET
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

Wasabi Fenway Bowl: Wake Forest vs. South Florida
Saturday, December 27, 2:15 p.m. ET
Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Pop-Tarts Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Saturday, December 27, 3:30 p.m. ET
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented By Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop: UNLV vs. Western Michigan
Saturday, December 27, 4:30 p.m. ET
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

Isleta New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico vs. Temple
Saturday, December 27, 7:30 p.m. ET
Branch Field at University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: NC State vs. Kentucky
Saturday, December 27, 7:30 p.m. ET
EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

Kinder’s Texas Bowl: Houston vs. LSU
Saturday, December 27, 9:15 p.m. ET
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

JLab Birmingham Bowl: Clemson vs. East Carolina
Monday, December 29, 2 p.m. ET
Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: James Madison vs. Iowa State
Tuesday, December 30, 2 p.m. ET
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl: Illinois vs. Texas
Tuesday, December 30, 5:30 p.m. ET
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN

Valero Alamo Bowl: BYU vs. USC
Tuesday, December 30, 9 p.m. ET
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

ReliaQuest Bowl: Minnesota vs. Washington State
Wednesday, December 31, 2 p.m. ET
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Arizona vs. Virginia
Wednesday, December 31, 2 p.m. ET
Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: Michigan vs. Vanderbilt
Wednesday, December 31, 2 p.m. ET
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Iowa vs. California
Wednesday, December 31, 2 p.m. ET
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Army vs. Baylor
Friday, January 2, 1 p.m. ET
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

Autozone Liberty Bowl: TCU vs. Missouri
Friday, January 2, 4:30 p.m. ET
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN

Holiday Bowl: SMU vs. Arizona State
Friday, January 2, 8 p.m. ET
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA

Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee
Friday, January 2, 8 p.m. ET
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

Sam joined DraftKings in 2025 following five years with Sports Illustrated’s “On SI” network. He has covered the UCLA Bruins, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Rays, MLB, MiLB and NBA, on top of earning awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and College Media Association during his time as a student at UCLA.
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