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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.