Bowl Predictions and 2025 College Football Playoff Picks Amid Latest Bracket Scenarios
Week 13 of the 2025 season saw several teams score big wins that solidified their chances of making the College Football Playoff, including the Miami Hurricanes and Oregon Ducks.
Others, like the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, suffered catastrophic losses that could spell the end of their dreams of competing for a national title.
Find out the key results from Saturday's games, who has the inside track for a playoff bowl game appearance, and who is trending upward at a key time in this recap and preview.
Top 25 Results from Week 13
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No. 3 Texas A& M defeated Samford (48-0)
No.8 Oklahoma defeated No. 22 Missouri (17-6)
No. 13 Miami defeated Virginia Tech (34-17)
No. 1 Ohio State defeated Rutgers (42-9)
No. 4 Georgia defeated Charlotte (35-3)
No. 10 Alabama defeated Eastern Illinous (56-0)
No. 14 Vanderbilt defeated Kentucky (45-17)
No. 9 Notre Dame defeated Syracuse (70-7)
No. 7 Oregon defeated No. 15 USC (42-27)
No. 17 Texas defeated Arkansas (52-37)
No. 24 Tulane defeated Temple (37-13)
No. 12 Utah defeated Kansas State (51-47)
No. 18 Michigan defeated Maryland (45-20)
TCU defeated No. 23 Houston (17-14)
Pittsburgh defeated No. 16 Georgia Tech (42-28)
Wisconsin defeated No. 21 Illinois (27-10)
20 Tennessee defeated Florida (31-11)
11 BYU defeated Cincinnati (26-14)
25 Arizona State defeated Colorado (42-17)
College Football Playoff Picks and Predictions
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The following are projections for the 2025 College Football Playoff, including any movement among, in, or out of the top 25 in the coming weeks.
Playoffs (on-campus)
December 19: No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Alabama
December 20: No. 5 Texas Tech vs. No. 12 North Texas
December 20: No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 11 Virginia
December 20: No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl
December 31: Indiana vs. Alabama
Orange Bowl
January 1: Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech
Rose Bowl
January 1: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame
Sugar Bowl
January 1: Georgia vs. Oregon
Fiesta Bowl
January 8: Ohio State vs. Oregon
Peach Bowl
January 9: Indiana vs. Texas Tech
National Championship Game
January 19: Indiana vs. Ohio State
Miami Doubles Up Virginia Tech, Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive
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The Miami Hurricanes have preached execution of their game plan since suffering their second loss, and the team has done just that.
The nation's No. 13 squad hung 34 on Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon, and despite a moment or two when it looked like the Hokies might rally, they snuffed out any possibility of an upset.
Quarterback Carson Beck completed 27-of-32 passes for 320 yards and four touchdowns while the defense amassed five sacks in a pressure-packed afternoon.
The team converted over 50 percent of their third-down attempts and were a perfect two-for-two on fourth-down tries.
Most importantly, the team did not turn the ball over.
The Hokies did manage a late score, and recovered an inside kick to threaten a heart-pounding conclusion to the game, but the defense worked its magic, forced a key fumble, and set up a another scoring drive to put the game out of reach.
It will need to play with that sense of urgency next week against Pittsburgh, who upset one-loss Georgia Tech Saturday to keep itself in the discussion for an ACC title.
They may have to do it with a banged-up secondary, though, after turnover-forcing machine, safety Jakobe Thomas suffered an arm injury and did not return to the field.
Oregon Blows Out USC to Stay in Title Hunt
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Two quality defenses squared off Saturday but it was the offense that proved the difference-maker in Oregon's double-digit victory over USC in Eugene.
Ducks quarterback Dante Moore went 22-of-30 for 257 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. Running back Noah Whittington carried 19 times for 104 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver caught six balls, two of which were touchdowns.
The Ducks hung 436 yards on the Trojans, the defense forced two interceptions from Jayden Maiava, and Oregon kept its hopes of a College Football Playoff appearance alive.
It was a high-pressure situations for the Ducks, who could not afford a loss and still have any expectations of a playoff appearance.
The one-loss team's only defeat this season came at the hands of the No. 2 team in the country, the Indiana Hoosiers, and they have hopes of competing for a Big 10 title, no matter how unrealistic that may seem.
To have any chance of making that a reality, they have to defeat Washington next week.
A loss in that game and the Ducks' playoff hopes take a hit they may not be able to recover from.
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