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The first round of the 2025 College Football Playoff is in the books, and two road teams did get victories, starting with Alabama on Friday and Miami on Saturday. The other two games played out as expected, although James Madison continued to fight until the end and posted a respectable scoreline of 51-34 to show for it.

Here's an updated look at the College Football Playoff bracket as first-round games become finalized. See which teams have moved on.

The new two-week NCAA transfer portal window opens Friday, Jan. 2 — one day after the CFP quarterfinal — and lasts through Friday, Jan. 16. Teams that play in the CFP National Championship Game will have a five-day portal period from Jan. 20-24.

The first round of the CFP has come and gone. Geoff & Sammy are here to break it down and preview those CFP Quarterfinal matchups.

Here are picks, predictions and odds for all four College Football Playoff quarterfinal games in the 2025-26 CFP:

Fox College Football's Joel Klatt picks the CFP playoff bracket, including how far Ohio State will go in the postseason this year.

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Oklahoma finished the 2025 season 10-3. Alabama will face Indiana on Jan. 1 in the CFP’s Rose Bowl quarterfinal.

Mad Dog comments to Notre Dame fans during Alabama-Oklahoma CFP game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.