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CFP Playoff Bracket, Scenarios and Bowl Projections After 2026-27 Week 10 AP Rankings

Utah and Notre Dame would join Miami and Georgia in the top four, with the top seeds earning first-round byes under the AP-based bracket.

  • On Sunday, Miami, Georgia, Utah, and Notre Dame claimed the top four seeds in a projected 12-team College Football Playoff bracket based on the latest Associated Press Top 25 rankings.
  • The 12-team format awards first-round byes to the top four seeds, with the remaining seven spots filled by next-highest teams, including one Group of Six champion qualifying automatically.
  • Utah Utes led Cincinnati 42-6 at halftime Saturday, while Notre Dame Fighting Irish pulled away from Navy with 21 unanswered points to solidify their top-four positioning.
  • The College Football Playoff selection committee will reveal its first official Top 25 on Tuesday, with nine weeks of upsets complicating which contenders separate from Miami and Georgia.
  • Boise State is projected to represent the Group of Six, pushing Alabama out as the first team excluded from the current 12-team bracket projection.
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Miami, Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame would be top-four seeds in a CFP bracket based on AP Top 25 poll

Utah and Notre Dame have joined Miami and Georgia as top-four seeds in a hypothetical 12-team College Football Playoff bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25

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Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer broke the news on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
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