– Texas Tech handed BYU its first loss of the season on Saturday, defeating the Cougars with a convincing 29-7 win. The Red Raiders rank directly below BYU in the AP Top 25 and College Football Playoff rankings and are poised to move up.

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.

The first College Football Playoff top 25 rankings were revealed on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Catch up here with the full rankings, CFP bracket:

We are now in the 12th year of the College Football Playoff and the first ranking of the 2025 season has been unveiled. Making their debut on the list for the first in those 12 years was Texas Tech and Vanderbilt.

Ohio State at Purdue