Georgia tops second CFP ranking as Miami falls to seventh

The College Football Playoff selection committee ranked Georgia No. 1 in its second 2026 poll, while Notre Dame rose to fifth and Miami dropped from first to seventh after losing to the Fighting Irish. Utah was second, Alabama third and UCLA fourth in the 12-team playoff ranking released Tuesday, November 10.

Notre Dame moved up six places after beating Miami, which had been No. 1 in the opening ranking. The committee also placed Texas sixth, Tennessee eighth, Indiana ninth, BYU 10th, Kentucky 11th and Texas Tech 12th. The top five are Georgia, Utah, Alabama, UCLA and Notre Dame.

Committee chair Hunter Yurachek said Miami’s loss, together with signature wins by five teams ranked behind it, led the committee to move those teams ahead of the Hurricanes. The ranking reflects the committee’s current evaluation; three more Tuesday ranking releases are scheduled before the playoff bracket is set.

Indiana fell from fourth to ninth despite having a bye. Yurachek said the bye came at an unfavorable point in the schedule and did not improve the Hoosiers’ strength-of-schedule case. He also cited UCLA’s two-touchdown victory over Minnesota, which had taken Indiana to overtime the previous...