Georgia No. 1 in Second College Football Playoff Rankings, Miami Falls to No. 7

Georgia is No. 1 in the second College Football Playoff rankings of the 2026 season, released by the selection committee on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The Bulldogs are 8-1 and replace Miami at the top after the Hurricanes lost 31-24 at Notre Dame.

Utah is No. 2 at 9-0, Alabama is No. 3 at 7-2 and UCLA is No. 4 at 9-0. Utah and UCLA are the only undefeated teams left in the Top 25. Notre Dame rose to No. 5 at 8-1 on the strength of the win over Miami, and Miami fell to No. 7 at 8-1.

The full Top 25

The full Top 25 is 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 Southern Cal (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) and No. 25 Oklahoma State (6-3).

What changed at the top

In the first rankings on November 3, Miami was No. 1, Georgia was No. 2, Utah was No. 3 and Notre Dame was No. 11. One week later, Georgia leads the rankings, Notre Dame has climbed six places to No. 5, and Miami has dropped six places to No. 7.

Alabama moved up to No. 3 after a 31-13 road win at LSU, which was ranked No. 14 at the time of the game. Alabama is the top-ranked two-loss team in the rankings, ahead of Texas at No. 6 and Tennessee at No. 8.

The bracket as it stands

The four first-round byes go to the top four teams: Georgia, Utah, Alabama and UCLA. The first-round games on these rankings are No. 12 seed Boise State at No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 11 Kentucky at No. 6 Texas, No. 10 BYU at No. 7 Miami and No. 9 Indiana at No. 8 Tennessee.

Boise State is ranked No. 24, well outside the top 12 on ranking alone, but the Broncos are the highest-rated Group of Six team and would take the No. 12 seed in the bracket.

South Carolina climbs four places

South Carolina rose four places to No. 17, up from No. 21 in the first rankings. At 6-3, the Gamecocks are the highest-ranked three-loss team in the SEC. Oregon, at No. 16, is the highest-ranked three-loss team overall.

What comes next

Alabama plays Vanderbilt on Saturday, November 14. South Carolina plays Arkansas on November 14, then hosts No. 1 Georgia on November 21 and plays Clemson on November 28. The November 21 game in Columbia puts the new No. 1 team on the road against a ranked opponent, and the results on November 14 and November 21 will feed into the next set of rankings.