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College Football Playoff 2025 Field: Breaking down all 12 teams in this year's bracket

By Sam Westmoreland

The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for FBS teams is the College Football Playoff national trophy, which will be awarded Jan. 20 in Atlanta.
The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for FBS teams is the College Football Playoff national trophy, which will be awarded Jan. 20 in Atlanta. / Adam Cairns / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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The road leading to the 2025 College Football Playoff has certainly been a wild one, but it's finally come to a close.

From Indiana's Cinderella run to the field, to Clemson sneaking in with an ACC title, to no SEC team finishing the season with less than two losses, leading to Boise State landing the third seed in the field, there have been no shortage of surprises.

But now that we're here, there are plenty of questions that still need answering.

Is Indiana more than just a feel-good story? Can Notre Dame wake up the echoes and make a deep run?

Does Tennessee have a chance to make Ryan Day at Ohio State have the hottest seat on the planet with a win?

Will Penn State finally shake off their big game curse, or will SMU prolong James Franklin's misery?

To help answer these questions, we broke down all 12 teams in a handy dandy guide for you. All the links are available below, so check it out for everything you need to know about every team in the field:

12. Clemson

5. Texas

11. SMU

6. Penn State

10. Indiana

7. Notre Dame

9. Tennessee

8. Ohio State

4. Arizona State

3. Boise State

2. Georgia

1. Oregon