The 2025-26 Faculty Soccer Playoff bracket started the weekend with 12 groups and has now been decreased to eight. The common season was crammed with drama, and the primary spherical of the expanded playoff delivered extra of the identical.
The opening sport of the CFP noticed No. 9 Alabama overcome an early 17-point deficit to stun No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24. The Crimson Tide turned the primary staff within the 12-team period to win a playoff sport on the street. Alabama will now face No. 1 Indiana within the quarterfinals on the Rose Bowl, with a visit to the nationwide championship sport on the road.
Alabama was not the one street staff to advance. No. 10 Miami adopted with a 10-3 win over No. 7 Texas A&M after forcing a turnover within the last minute. The Hurricanes will face No. 2 Ohio State within the Cotton Bowl.
No. 6 Ole Miss could not have had former coach Lane Kiffin on the sideline, nevertheless it hardly mattered. The Rebels cruised to a 41-10 win over No. 11 Tulane to punch their ticket to the quarterfinals. Ole Miss will face SEC foe Georgia within the Sugar Bowl on New 12 months’s Day.
The ultimate first-round sport featured No. 5 Oregon towards No. 12 James Madison. The Geese superior with a dominant 51-34 win and can face No. 4 Texas Tech within the Orange Bowl.
Beneath, you may discover all of the viewing data for each sport, from the 4 quarterfinals video games performed on campus to the CFP Nationwide Championship.
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2025-26 Faculty Soccer Playoff bracket
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First spherical
Friday, Dec. 19
- (9) Alabama 34, (8) Oklahoma 24 | Recap
Gaylord Household Oklahoma Memorial Stadium — Norman, Oklahoma
Saturday, Dec. 20
- (10) Miami 10, (7) Texas A&M 3 | Recap
Kyle Subject — Faculty Station, Texas - (6) Ole Miss 41, (11) Tulane 10 | Recap
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium — Oxford, Mississippi - (5) Oregon 51, (12) James Madison 34 | Recap
Autzen Stadium — Eugene, Oregon
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Dec. 31
- Cotton Bowl (2) Ohio State vs. (10) Miami — : 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
AT&T Stadium — Arlington, Texas
Thursday, Jan. 1
- Orange Bowl — (4) Texas Tech vs. (5) Oregon — : Midday | ESPN
Exhausting Rock Stadium — Miami Gardens, Fla. - Rose Bowl (1) Indiana vs. (9) Alabama — : 4 p.m. | ESPN
Rose Bowl — Pasadena, Calif. - Sugar Bowl (3) Georgia vs. (6) Ole Miss —: 8 p.m. | ESPN
Caesars Superdome — New Orleans
Semifinals
Thursday, Jan. 8
- Fiesta Bowl: 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
State Farm Stadium — Glendale, Ariz.
Friday, Jan. 9
- Peach Bowl: 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Atlanta
Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship
Monday, Jan. 20
- 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Exhausting Rock Stadium — Miami Gardens, Fla.
