Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, followed by Georgia, Utah and Indiana; Notre Dame 11th
The committee’s opening bracket puts Miami first and leaves Notre Dame just outside the top 10 after a schedule that drew criticism.
- The College Football Playoff Rankings committee released the first list of the season on Tuesday, placing South Carolina "firmly in the mix" for a spot in the 12-team playoff field with four games remaining.
- South Carolina coach Shane Beamer accurately predicted this outcome a year ago despite the program enduring a 4-8 season that drew widespread skepticism from observers at the time.
- Kentucky and Indiana both earned spots in the top six, while the committee included 10 SEC teams in the initial rankings, headlined by five teams in the top 12.
- UCLA coach Bob Chesney guided the Bruins to a remarkable turnaround, earning a ranking after the program recorded only three wins last season.
- The committee will release updated rankings each Tuesday for the next four weeks, with the final 12-team playoff bracket determined on Selection Sunday, set for Dec. 6 on ESPN.
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Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective ‘Huh?’
Miami quarterback Darian Mensah, left, looks to pass the ball against North Carolina during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)(AP Photo/Chris Seward) It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff […]
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Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings; Ohio State one spot outside of playoffs
By EDDIE PELLS It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows galore in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all. Undefeated Miami received top billing in the committee’s first crack at the CFP rankings Nov. 3, followed by Georgia and undefeated Utah. From there, the 13 people in that room could have been picking from a…
College Football Playoff Rankings: Miami takes top spot, Indiana cracks top five in first official release - NEW YORK TIMES POST
The first College Football Playoff rankings have been released, and despite a scare at Chapel Hill this past weekend, it’s the Miami Hurricanes taking the top spot at No. 1 overall. It was widely expected that would be the case, though, as the official top 25 rankings for the playoffs were released on Tuesday night. [...]
College Football Playoff Rankings: Miami takes top spot, Indiana cracks top five in first official release
The Miami Hurricanes claimed the No. 1 spot in the first College Football Playoff rankings, with Georgia, Utah, Indiana and Alabama rounding out the top five teams.
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College Football Playoff committee ranks Kentucky No. 6 in its first top 25
LEXINGTON, Ky. — If the 2026 college football season ended today, Kentucky would be in the 12-team playoff field. The Wildcats were slotted at No. 6 in the playoff committee’s first in-season ranking revealed Tuesday on ESPN. That is the…
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