College football rankings come out on a regular weekly schedule during the season, with the two main polls—the Coaches Poll and the Associated Press (AP) Top 25—typically releasing their rankings on Sunday afternoons around 1 p.m. ET and 2 p.m. ET respectively. The College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, which determine the playoff teams, are released six times weekly during the late part of the season, from early November through early December, with specific release dates such as November 4, November 11, November 18, November 25, December 2, and the final selection on December 7 in 2025. In summary:
- AP and Coaches Poll rankings are usually released weekly on Sundays in the early afternoon.
- CFP rankings start being released weekly from early November and continue until early December during the playoff selection period.
These schedules are consistent for the 2025 college football season.
