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League Almanac

The 2025 season

Penn State won the national title over Clemson, 56-38

College Football Playoff

First Round

Tulsa7
Penn State33
Boston College21
Georgia35
Georgia Tech14
Kansas State33
Illinois29
Texas25

Quarterfinals

Penn State42
Baylor24
Alabama29
Georgia17
Kansas State35
Oregon32
Clemson27
Illinois21

Semifinals

Penn State40
Alabama38
Kansas State14
Clemson27

National Championship

Penn State56
Clemson38

Final AP Top 25

  1. 1Penn State
  2. 2Clemson
  3. 3Alabama
  4. 4Oregon
  5. 5Texas
  6. 6Kansas State
  7. 7Georgia
  8. 8Illinois
  9. 9Boston College
  10. 10Baylor
  11. 11Cleveland State
  12. 12Georgia Tech
  13. 13California
  14. 14USC
  15. 15Tulane
  16. 16Tulsa
  17. 17Michigan
  18. 18Tennessee
  19. 19Texas State
  20. 20SMU
  21. 21Ball State
  22. 22Kentucky
  23. 23Liberty
  24. 24Oklahoma
  25. 25Sam Houston

Conference champions

ConferenceChampionTitle game
ACCGeorgia Techdef. Clemson 17-7
Big 12Baylordef. SMU 27-21
Big TenOregondef. USC 59-21
SECAlabamadef. Texas 24-16
Pac-12Californiadef. Washington State 31-21
AACTulsadef. Tulane 27-24
C-USASam Houstondef. FIU 35-17
MACBall Statedef. Buffalo 26-21
Mountain WestSan Jose Statedef. Utah State 20-14
Sun BeltTexas Statedef. Marshall 38-31

Award winners

AwardWinnerSchool
HeismanTy SimpsonAlabama
MaxwellCade KlubnikClemson
CampLynel Billups-WilliamsMiami (OH)
BednarikJo'Laison LandryTexas State
NagurskiTravion BarnesFIU
O'BrienCade KlubnikClemson
WalkerDJ GiddensKansas State
BiletnikoffLynel Billups-WilliamsMiami (OH)
MackeyOscar DelpGeorgia
OutlandTyler BookerAlabama
RimingtonJake SlaughterFlorida
LombardiRomello HeightGeorgia Tech
ButkusKobe KingPenn State
ThorpeKamari WilsonAlabama
GrozaPeyton WoodringGeorgia
GuyRyan EckleyMichigan State

Final conference standings · top four

Big 12

  1. SMU
  2. Baylor
  3. Kansas State
  4. Arizona

ACC

  1. Georgia Tech
  2. Clemson
  3. Boston College
  4. Miami (FL)

Big Ten

  1. Oregon
  2. USC
  3. Michigan
  4. Penn State

SEC

  1. Alabama
  2. Texas
  3. Georgia
  4. Tennessee

Pac-12

  1. California
  2. Washington State
  3. Oregon State
  4. Wyoming

AAC

  1. Tulsa
  2. Tulane
  3. Navy
  4. Charlotte

C-USA

  1. Sam Houston
  2. FIU
  3. Liberty
  4. Middle Tennessee

Independents

  1. Notre Dame
  2. UConn

MAC

  1. Ball State
  2. Buffalo
  3. Toledo
  4. Central Michigan

Mountain West

  1. San Jose State
  2. Utah State
  3. Nevada
  4. Air Force

Sun Belt

  1. Texas State
  2. Marshall
  3. Louisiana
  4. Georgia State

All-Americans · first team

Offense

Defense

Special Teams