Miami, Georgia lead the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2026 - NCAA.com
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The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first of six rankings on Nov. 3, 2026. Miami (FL), Georgia, Utah and Indiana are the top four teams.
Here is everything you need to know about the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2026.
The 12-team College Football Playoff field will include automatic bids for the conference champions from the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and SEC and the highest-ranked team from American, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 OR Sun Belt (Group of 6). Notre Dame can also receive an automatic bid in 2026 if it ranks among the top-12 teams.
In a change from first 12-team CFP season, the teams ranked Nos. 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. As of the first CFP rankings, the top four seeds would be No. 1 Miami (FL), No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Utah and No. 4 Indiana.
Seeds 5-12 will play each other in the first round, with the higher-seeded teams hosting at campus sites. The highest-ranked Group of 6 team is No. 25 Boise State, so the Broncos are projected as the No. 12 seed in the bracket. The first two teams out of the playoffs in this bracket would be No. 12 Ohio State and No. 13 Tennessee.
The SEC has the most teams in the top-25 of any conference with 10, followed by the Big Ten with six. Here's how the top-25 breaks down by conference.
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