The first College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Here's what the top 25 could look like.

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive back Caleb Downs (2) celebrates an interception with cornerback Lorenzo Styles Jr. (3) and cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr. (7) during the NCAA football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Nov. 1, 2025. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The College Football Playoff committee releases its initial rankings Tuesday, and there will be plenty of debate among fans and pundits in the following days.

The initial set of NCAA Division-II Regional Rankings have been released, and Pitt State has been ranked No. 5 in Super Region Four. More details below.

The No. 6 Oregon Ducks come out of their final bye week with a 7-1 record entering a crucial road matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Heading into the final four

Jeff Sagarin, a sports computer rankings expert, is still refining his system for evaluating college football teams at 77, despite knowing perfection is impossible.

The Big Ten saw some new movement in the power rankings this week. But does it impact Ohio State, Indiana or even USC?

No. 45 Baylor (+13): Sawyer Robertson cooled the temps around Waco just a bit with three touchdown passes to lead the Bears in a 30-3 runaway win against UCF. The victory puts Baylor back over .500 on the year now at 5-4, but making a bowl game will still be a challenge with games against Utah, Arizona and Houston left on the schedule.