Friday, December 5, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT | ABC
5 Teams Remain in Contention
Teams at 6-1
Teams at 5-2
Tiebreaking Procedures
- Head-to-Head results used when available
- If no tie is broken, then if highest-ranked team in November 25 CFP Rankings wins Week 14 game, they advance to American Football Championship presented by LLH Healthcare
- If ranked team or teams lose, composite average of selected computer metrics (Connolly SP+, SportSource TR116 SOR, ESPN SOR, KPI) will identity top ranked team or teams
Clinching Scenarios
- Highest-ranked American team in CFP Rankings at No. 24
- Win vs. Charlotte - No. 1 seed and hosts American Football Championship presented by LLH Healthcare
- Loss vs. Charlotte AND North Texas loss OR Navy loss - determined by composite average of performance metrics
- Win vs. Temple AND Tulane Loss - No. 1 seed and hosts American Football Championship presented by LLH Healthcare
- Win vs. Temple AND Tulane Win - No. 2 seed and will play at Tulane
- Loss vs. Temple AND Tulane Loss - determined by composite average of performance metrics
- Win vs. Memphis AND North Texas Loss AND Tulane Loss - No. 1 seed and hosts American Football Championship presented by LLH Healthcare
- Win vs. Memphis AND North Texas Loss OR Tulane Loss - No. 2 seed and will travel to championship game
- Loss vs. Memphis AND Tulane Loss - determined by composite average of performance metrics
- Loss vs. Memphis AND North Texas Loss AND at least one of East Carolina and South Florida Wins - determined by composite average of performance metrics
- East Carolina and/or South Florida must win AND at least two 6-1 teams lose Week 14 game
- Forces tie - participant determined by composite average of performance metrics