This year's College Football Playoff field defied expectations in several ways. Here's what you need to know about the 12 teams.

The playoff expansion likely will allow all football teams with three or four wins in the nine-game regular season to make the playoffs. Previously, all five-win and some four-win teams made the field.

Lukas Prock is only a sophomore at Hun School, but he had a great season against stiff competition and is an ALL-USA Football Team finalist.

All-Star bio: The Mid-Penn Commonwealth coaches’ selection for co-defensive MVP, Ewell had the best season of his already strong Cougar career. The senior tallied 113 tackles, 17 tackles-for-loss and 6.5 sacks while picking off a pass for an elite Cougar “Darkside” defensive unit.

A Florida state high school football championship came down to the wire and ended with a chaotic play. Lake Mary defeated Vero Beach, 28-27.

CBS Sports hoops experts know all about how to pick a bracket, so let's see how they do now that it's football pickin' time

Top Stories from Dec. 17, 2025 BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WKRG) — Young boys in orange and white football jerseys filled the Bay Minette City Council chambers Monday evening as the council honored them for an outstanding season.