October 25, 2026 - 1:19 pm

Georgia and Indiana would receive first-round byes in the College Football Playoff as top-four seeds on the 12-team bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Notre Dame and BYU would host first-round games.

Georgia and Indiana had been top-four seeds until both lost last week. They returned following Notre Dame’s one-rung slip to No. 5 and BYU’s loss to UCF and subsequent six-spot drop to No. 8.

Miami remained the No. 1 seed and was followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Indiana.

UCLA and BYU would join Notre Dame and BYU as first-round hosts.

The five highest-ranked conference champions — from the Power Four and one from the Group of Six — will qualify for the CFP. The other seven spots will be filled by the next-highest-ranked teams.…