Georgia Leads Latest Playoff Rankings as Alabama Sits Third
WHO:
Fox News - CFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek, athletic director for Arkansas, explained the committee’s ranking of Alabama.
Fox News - ESPN analyst Heather Didich and Paul Finebaum commented on Utah’s national-title prospects.
Daily Mail Sports - The second College Football Playoff rankings included Georgia, Utah, Alabama, UCLA and Notre Dame in the top five.
NCAA Football - Georgia and Utah led the second College Football Playoff rankings of 2026.
One Foot Down - Notre Dame was ranked No. 11 in the first College Football Playoff rankings and No. 4 in the AP Top 25.
One Foot Down - The article’s projected top 15 were Georgia, Utah, Alabama, Indiana, UCLA, Texas, Notre Dame, Miami, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Kentucky, Wake Forest, Iowa, Oregon and Houston.
WHAT:
Fox News - Indiana fell five spots to No. 9 despite not playing; the committee re-ranked teams from scratch each week.
Fox News - Oregon rose seven spots to No. 16 after beating Ohio State 41-28; Ohio State fell eight spots to No. 20 after consecutive losses.
Fox News - Ole Miss dropped nine spots to No. 19 after its loss to Georgia.
Fox News - The rankings placed BYU No. 10, Kentucky No. 11, Texas Tech No. 12, Wake Forest No. 13, Houston No. 14 and Iowa No. 15.
Fox News - The rankings placed South Carolina No. 17, USC No. 18, LSU No. 21, Missouri No. 22, Arizona No. 23 and Oklahoma State No. 25.
CBS Sports - Georgia had three regular-season games remaining—Missouri, South Carolina and Georgia Tech—and could also play in the SEC Championship Game.
CBS Sports - Texas ranked in the top 15 across every measured metric; its remaining schedule included LSU.
CBS Sports - Miami was the equivalent of a near-unanimous No. 1 in the initial rankings, according to CBS Sports.
NY Post - UCLA rose from No. 8 in the initial CFP rankings to No. 4 after a road victory over Minnesota.
CBS Sports - Georgia was No. 1 in game control and No. 2 in strength of record; UCLA ranked No. 1 in strength of record and No. 9 in game control, while its strength of schedule ranked No. 67.
CBS Sports - Texas had four ranked wins, the most nationally; Oregon had three, tied for second-most.
CBS Sports - South Carolina rose four places to No. 17 after its fourth consecutive win, against Texas A&M.
CBS Sports - The committee’s 12-team playoff format gives automatic bids to the five highest-ranked conference champions; Boise State, ranked No. 24, would take the final Group of Six spot if the field were selected then.
CBS Sports - Texas had six wins over opponents with records above .500; Miami had four, while Wake Forest, SMU and Duke combined had fewer than Texas.
Fox News - Notre Dame defeated Miami, previously ranked No. 1, in Week 10, ending Miami’s undefeated season; Notre Dame rose six places to No. 5, while Miami fell six places to No. 7.
Fox News - Georgia beat Ole Miss 42-7 on the road. Alabama beat LSU 31-13 and rose two places to No. 3 with a 7-2 record.
Fox News - UCLA was No. 4 with a 9-0 record; the article said its ranking was below Utah despite the teams sharing that record.
Fox News - Tennessee ranked No. 8 after beating Kentucky; Tennessee and Alabama were both 7-2, and Tennessee had beaten Alabama 26-10 earlier in the season.
Fox News - Yurachek said Alabama was “number one in record strength” and “number one in their schedule strength,” citing four quality wins.
Fox News - Utah beat BYU 28-20; Didich said Utah had questions to answer, citing its close win over Colorado and BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier’s four interceptions. Finebaum said, “They will not win the national championship.”
Fox News - Utah ranked No. 9 and Alabama No. 8 in ESPN’s SP+ update; Texas’s 23.5 rating and Utah’s 21.5 rating indicated Texas would be a two-point neutral-field favorite, according to the article.
Daily Mail Sports - Georgia ranked ahead of Utah and Alabama in the second round of playoff rankings; UCLA and Notre Dame completed the top five.
Daily Mail Sports - The rankings prompted college football fans to express anger, according to the article’s headline.
NCAA Football - The article covered the second College Football Playoff rankings of 2026.
One Foot Down - The writer predicted Notre Dame would rank No. 7 in the top 15, while describing an earlier prediction range of No. 7 to No. 9.
WHERE:
CBS Sports - Indiana was scheduled to host USC; Wake Forest was scheduled to play at SMU.
CBS Sports - UCLA’s remaining schedule included Illinois at home, followed by Michigan and USC; Utah’s next game was a road trip to Arizona.
Fox News - Notre Dame beat Miami at home; Georgia beat Ole Miss on the road.
WHEN:
NCAA Football - The article says the second rankings were revealed on “November 10, 2026.”
WHY:
Fox News - Hunter Yurachek said Tennessee was not placed in the committee’s initial top-team “pool,” while Alabama was; he cited Tennessee’s wins over Kentucky and Alabama as quality wins.
CBS Sports - CFP chair Hunter Yurachek said Notre Dame had shown the signature win the committee had sought, noting the Irish led Miami 24-3.
Fox News - Yurachek said Alabama’s ranking reflected its schedule and record strength and four quality wins, including its win over Mississippi State.
One Foot Down - The writer said Notre Dame’s No. 4 AP Top 25 ranking had put most fans at ease after the team ranked No. 11 in the first CFP rankings.
HOW:
One Foot Down - The writer said the prediction was based on an expectation that the College Football Playoff Committee would have a different view of Notre Dame that week, but not one as favorable as many fans expected.
Georgia led the latest College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Utah, Alabama, UCLA, and Notre Dame. Notre Dame climbed six places to fifth after beating previously unbeaten Miami, which fell to seventh. Alabama rose to third after beating LSU, while UCLA reached fourth following a road victory.