Alabama has replaced Miami as a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff based on the latest Associated Press Top 25.

The 2025 college football season has officially surpassed the midway point of the regular season after the conclusion of a thrilling Week 8 slate. Among the games that will shape the College Football Playoff picture was the final matchup between No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 20 USC for the foreseeable future.

Throughout Saturday’s slate, Sports Illustrated will give an updated look at the playoff seeding and matchups.

Miami Hurricanes followers cannot be blamed for having flashbacks after losing to Louisville. We have seen this act over and over and over the last two decades.

Miami drops out of our latest top-four projection, along with Texas Tech following its 26-22 loss at Arizona State. The Red Raiders' setback adds even more chaos to the Big 12 race, where nearly a dozen teams remain mathematically alive for the conference title at midseason.

A potential stadium conflict could arise if the Miami Hurricanes host a first-round College Football Playoff game.

No. 15 Notre Dame and Jeremiyah Love ran wild against No. 21 Southern California to secure a big win for their College Football Playoff hopes.

Some of college football's most heated rivalries take center stage as the second half of the 2025 season gets underway in Week 8. Saturday's slate is sure to shift the national landscape, as we are now just over two weeks away from the first College Football Playoff rankings reveal of the season.