Author: USA TODAY Sports

No more gifts, no more automatic qualifications. Time to earn your way into the CFP bracket for 2026 College Football Playoff and beyond.

Here's an updated look at the top 25 rankings in college football after Week 15 conference championship games.

The college football regular season is over, and the postseason lineup will be revealed. Here's our bowl projections, including the playoff pairings.

There will be a new No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll with a loss by Ohio State. Will it be Indiana? And how will the top 10 of the rankings look?

Long the armpit of college football, Indiana is the big, bad bully on the block now.

Duke's playoff chances look slim even after winning the ACC championship, but coach Manny Diaz believes his squad should be in.

Who will make the College Football Playoff? USA TODAY Sports offers its final predictions on the final bracket after Championship Week.

Duke won the ACC championship game, but winning a Power Four conference title likely won't get the five-loss Blue Devils in the playoff.

Heisman Trophy candidate Fernando Mendoza didn't hold back his excitement with Indiana knocking off Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game.

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman made his team's CFP case on Dec. 6 prior to the Big Ten championship game: "Who's the best team now?"

Deshaun Watson hasn't suited up for the Cleveland Browns in more than a year but the team is reportedly not interested in moving on yet.

The final weekend of the college football regular season had several winners and losers. We sort them out and the playoff implications.

Can Alabama football make the CFP with three losses? Crimson Tide will test playoff committee after losing the SEC championship game vs. Georgia.

Did Alabama play their way out of CFP bracket? That's possible after heavy SEC Championship loss to Georgia.

Texas Tech machine keeps rolling into the CFP with a dominant defeat of BYU, showing how money and good coaching can bring college football success.