CFP Selection Committee Rankings
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The CFP (College Football Playoff) Selection Committee released its second rankings of the 2026 season as of games played through Saturday, November 7.
Top rankings changed with the usual SEC bias several questionable moves. Georgia moved to #1 off a dominant win over an overrated Ole Miss club. They passed and undefeated Utah team in the process. Also, clubs with two losses, Texas and Indiana moved past one loss teams. Two-loss Texas moved ahead of both one loss Miami and Indiana. Also, another two-loss Tennessee club moved ahead of Indiana. Both Texas and Tennessee are coming off quality wins over Missouri and Kentucky. Miami fell from #1 losing to Notre Dame which moved the Irish into the top five in the current rankings.
GAMES PLAYED THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
| CURRENT RANK |
CHANGE | PREV. RANK |
TEAM | OVERALL RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲1 | 2 | Georgia | 8-1 |
| 2 | ▲1 | 3 | Utah | 9-0 |
| 3 | ▲2 | 5 | Alabama | 7-2 |
| 4 | ▲4 | 8 | UCLA | 9-0 |
| 5 | ▲6 | 11 | Notre Dame | 8-1 |
| 6 | ▲1 | 7 | Texas | 7-2 |
| 7 | ▼6 | 1 | Miami | 8-1 |
| 8 | ▲5 | 13 | Tennessee | 7-2 |
| 9 | ▼5 | 4 | Indiana | 8-1 |
| 10 | ▼1 | 9 | BYU | 7-2 |
| 11 | ▼5 | 6 | Kentucky | 7-2 |
| 12 | ▲3 | 15 | Texas Tech | 8-1 |
| 13 | ▲3 | 16 | Wake Forest | 8-1 |
| 14 | ▲3 | 17 | Houston | 7-2 |
| 15 | ▲4 | 19 | Iowa | 7-2 |
| 16 | ▲7 | 23 | Oregon | 6-3 |
| 17 | ▲4 | 21 | South Carolina | 6-3 |
| 18 | ▲2 | 20 | USC | 7-2 |
| 19 | ▼9 | 10 | Ole Miss | 6-3 |
| 20 | ▼8 | 12 | Ohio State | 6-3 |
| 21 | ▼7 | 14 | LSU | 6-3 |
| 22 | ▼4 | 18 | Missouri | 6-3 |
| 23 | ▼1 | 22 | Arizona | 7-2 |
| 24 | ▲1 | 25 | Boise State | 8-1 |
| 25 | NEW | NR | Oklahoma State | 6-3 |
Previous Rank = Tuesday, November 3 release. ▲/▼ = spots moved. – = no change. NEW = new to the Top 25. Dropped out: Florida (24).
- This is the 74th edition of the CFP selection committee rankings. The first-ever CFP ranking was released Oct. 28, 2014.
