The Irish are the highest-ranked two-loss team in the CFP’s first rankings, slotted ahead of three one-loss teams from Power 4 conferences.

The College Football Playoff Committee released its initial set of rankings for the 2025 season on Tuesday night. For the first time this season, fans have a good idea of where teams stand, what the committee values for each team's resume, and how the remaining schedule could impact each.

Here's a team we'll be talking about this week, the only three-loss squad potentially being inside the top 25. Why? The Fighting Illini's strength of schedule ranks No. 6 and their setbacks have come against Ohio State, Indiana and Washington. Wins over Duke and USC were impressive.

Indiana #1 or we riot. Who has the most impressive win of the season? It’s Indiana at Oregon, and it isn’t particularly close. Will that matter? Likely not, and all the College Football Playoff committee is going to do is make Curt Cignetti angrier and angrier.

There are three ranked matchups this weekend, as the path to the College Football Playoff begins to take shape. At noon on ABC, No. 9 Vanderbilt take on No. 20 Texas and at 7:30, the No. 18 Oklahoma face No.

Clemson began the season at No. 4 in the AP poll, and Florida State rose all the way to No. 7 amid a 3-0 start. At one point or another, both were expected to be among the top teams in the ACC and potentially even national championship contenders.

The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs face the Florida Gators on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.