The 2025 NFL playoff bracket will be finalized in Week 18. Here's a look at the division winners and wild cards as the playoff picture takes shape.

For the second straight year, a divisional battle in the regular-season finale will determine the NFC's No. 1 seed. The 49ers host the Seahawks on Saturday night, and the winner gets the NFC West crown, a first-round bye and potential home-field advantage until the Super Bowl.

The 2025-26 College Football Playoffs bracket is set, with 12 teams racing for the national championship title.

Team USA was eliminated from the quarterfinal round of the 2026 World Juniors when Finland's Arttu Valila scored in overtime of a Friday night matchup in Minnesota. Finland will now advance to join Czechia, Sweden and Canada in the semifinals.

Who will Ole Miss play next? Explaining the 2026 CFP bracket opponent for semifinals originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The SEC showdown in the Sugar Bowl was one for the ages.