The first set of 2025-26 CFP rankings were released Tuesday, and it seemed like people were actually ... pretty calm about it. Perhaps this was because they were similar to the most recent AP Top 25 poll. Or maybe everyone's just a little turned around after a season of high-profile firings. Either way, there is still plenty of time for people to get upset about their team's chances of earning a playoff berth.
Just 12 teams will make it into the CFP. As things stand, the current ranking would invite four SEC teams, three Big Ten teams, two Big 12 teams, one ACC team, one team representing the American Conference and one independent school. The whole ranking process is as interesting as it is maddening; a new take on an old tradition that infuriates fans just as much as it excites them, and it's only getting started.
