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With college football’s regular season over and conference championships decided, an interesting bowl season is just around the corner. The second season of the 12-team College Football Playoff format was just as chaotic as the first, but now things are coming down to the wire as the CFP Selection Committee makes its final deliberations ahead of the official bracket being unveiled Sunday afternoon. 

Entering championship week of the 2025 season, the Big Ten boasted the FBS’ last two undefeated teams in Ohio State and Indiana. Obviously, that changed in the Big Ten Championship Game as Indiana staked its claim for the playoff’s top seed with a win. Elsewhere, bubble teams like No. 9 Alabama and No. 11 BYU left their playoff fates in the hands of the selection committee following lopsided losses in their respective league title games. 

This year’s iteration of the 12-team College Football Playoff format will look a little different as it brings a transition to the straight-seeding model, which means that the top-four seeds — regardless of if they won a conference championship or not — will earn a first-round bye. Teams ranked 5-8 will still host a game in the first round. 

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We’ll find out the College Football Playoff field during the CFP Selection Show, airing at noon ET on ESPN and streaming live on fuboTV (Try for free). Matchups for other bowl games will be announced throughout the afternoon.

On CBS Sports HQ — our live streaming sports news channel available on all connected TV devices, the CBS Sports app, and on this very site you’re reading right now — we’ll be breaking down all the bowl games with our experts. We’ll have news, analysis and early picks all throughout the day Sunday. Leave us on while you watch NFL games, and we’ll have you covered every which way on the subject of bowls and where your team is heading. Click here to watch live.

CBS Sports will be with you throughout the day covering every angle of the College Football Playoff and bowl games announcements. Stay tuned.