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Georgia and Notre Dame Climb in CFP Rankings
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In Short: The second College Football Playoff rankings of the season saw Georgia and Notre Dame rise significantly.
College Football Week 11 Power Rankings: Georgia reclaims No. 1, Notre Dame back in Top 3, SEC chaos. CBS Sports College Football
In the second College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings of the 2026 season, Georgia and Notre Dame saw significant improvements in their standings.
Georgia reclaimed the top spot after a dominant 42-7 victory over Ole Miss, while Notre Dame moved up to No. 5 following a win over Miami.
The CFP rankings, released Tuesday night, now feature Georgia, Utah, Alabama, and UCLA as the top four teams, with Notre Dame at No. 5.
Notre Dame's victory over Miami was a clear directive from the committee, which had previously tasked the Fighting Irish with beating the Hurricanes.
South Carolina also saw an increase in the rankings, rising four spots to No. 17.
The SEC leads the rankings with five teams, followed by the Big Ten and Big 12 with two teams each, the ACC with one, and Boise State as the lone Group of 6 representative.
Notre Dame's path to a playoff berth is now clearer, with three unranked teams remaining on their schedule, setting up a potential playoff run.
What this adds
The Miami Hurricanes, who had previously topped the CFP rankings, dropped to No. 7 after losing to Notre Dame.
The committee's rankings continue to differ from the AP Top 25 Poll, with some teams like Indiana dropping despite being idle in Week 10.
Background
The Miami Hurricanes have topped the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time this season, setting up a crucial game against Notre Dame.
What's confirmed
- After the second edition of the CFP rankings, margins are thinner, and only four weeks remain to change those chances.
- Georgia, Utah, Alabama and UCLA are the top four teams.
- Georgia and Notre Dame are among the big movers in the latest CFP rankings When the College Football Playoff selection committee released the first set of rankings a week ago, the group not only sparked some controversy, but also teed up a massive Week 10 slate of games.
What's still developing
- In the span of just one week since the first reveal of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings, there are shake-ups everywhere.
- The CFP rankings and the latest AP Top 25 Poll still feature a slew of differences.
- 1-4 in the CFP rankings earn the top four seeds and a first-round bye, regardless of whether they win their conference championship or not.
- Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks are higher up in the CFP rankings than they were last week.
- Here are the full rankings, and a look at the hypothetical College Football Playoff bracket.
- Now that those games are behind us, the rankings look much, much different.
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- Northwestern exited the coaches’ rankings after a 24-10 loss to Iowa.
- But these rankings will surely stir some debate, as Alabama, picking up a commanding 31-13 win over LSU, moved up two spots to No.
- Here are the full rankings as we head into another pivotal week: No. 1 : Georgia (8-1) No. 2: Utah (9-0) No. 3: Alabama (7-2) No. 4: UCLA (9-0) No. 5: Notre Dame (8-1) No. 6: Texas (7-2) No. 7: Miami (8-1) No. 8: Tennessee (7-2) No. 9: Indiana (8-1) No. 10: BYU (7-2) No. 11: Kentucky (7-2) No. 12: Texas Tech (8-1) No. 13: Wake Forest (8-1) No. 14: Houston (7-2) No. 15: Iowa (7-2) No. 16: Oregon (6-3) No. 17: South Carolina (6-3) No. 18: USC (7-2) No. 19: Ole Miss (6-3) No. 20: Ohio State (6-3) No. 21: LSU (6-3) No. 22: Missouri (6-3) No. 23: Arizona (7-2) No. 24: Boise State (8-1) No. 25: Oklahoma State (6-3) Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
- Indiana, despite being idle in Week 10, dropped from No.
- UAlbany Others receiving votes: ETSU 29, UC Davis 27, UIW 25, Chattanooga 22, Dayton 22, Central Connecticut 19, North Alabama 11, Bryant 10, Idaho 10, Alabama A&M 9, Villanova 8, Morgan St. 7, Richmond 4, Southeast Missouri 2, Brown 1, Butler 1, UTRGV 1 Dropped from rankings: ETSU 21, Alabama A&M 24 Your email address will not be published.