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College Football Playoff Committee Releases First Rankings: Miami No. 1, With Georgia, Utah and Indiana Earning Byes

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · Sports · GSM News

The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first rankings of the season on November 3. Unbeaten Miami (8-0) sits at No. 1, followed by Georgia (7-1), Utah (8-0) and Indiana (8-1). The top four teams will receive first-round byes in the 12-team playoff.

Alabama (6-2) is fifth, followed by Kentucky (7-1), Texas (6-2), unbeaten UCLA (8-0), BYU, Ole Miss, Notre Dame (7-1) and Ohio State (6-2) to complete the projected playoff field.

Tennessee, LSU, Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Houston, Missouri, Iowa, USC, South Carolina, Arizona, Oregon, Florida and Boise State (7-1) fill positions 13 through 25.

The committee will release new rankings each Tuesday, with the final rankings and the playoff bracket set on December 6.

(Source: NCAA.com)

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