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Latest College Footbal Playoff rankings sports new No. 1, some head-scratching decisions

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Associated Press. (2026, November 11). Latest College Footbal Playoff rankings sports new No. 1, some head-scratching decisions. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/sports/latest-cfp-rankings-sports-georgia-at-no-1/

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Georgia became the new top-ranked college football team in Tuesday's College Football Playoff rankings, with Notre Dame rising to fifth place after a significant win over Miami. The rankings also saw Indiana drop five spots despite not playing due to a bye week, and UCLA jump four places to fourth, raising questions about the selection committee’s criteria and consistency. Hunter Yurachek, chair of the 13-person committee, defended these changes, suggesting that they were necessary adjustments reflecting recent performances and strength of schedule.
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As of November 11, 2026, the College Football Playoff rankings have Georgia as the top team after they beat Ole Miss 42-7 on the road. Notre Dame moved up to fifth place following their victory over previously undefeated Miami in Week 10, causing Miami's ranking to drop from first to seventh. Additionally, UCLA experienced a significant rise in the rankings, jumping four spots to No. 4 despite being initially ranked lower due to perceived parity among teams. This week's changes also saw Indiana drop five places to ninth without playing a game last weekend. The committee expects further adjustments over the next three weeks before finalizing the playoff bracket on December 6.

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Hoosiers Indiana Miami UCLA Utah

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Miami GPE · 4× UCLA ORG · 3× Yurachek PERSON · 3× Hoosiers ORG · 2× Indiana ORG · 2× Utah ORG · 2× CFP ORG · 1× Georgia GPE · 1× Hurricanes ORG · 1× Notre Dame ORG · 1×

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That, along with undefeated UCLA’s move up four spots to No. 4 looked like another “correction” by a selection committee that, by most accounts, had a rough opening week. “I don’t think it was an admission of them being too low,” said Hunter Yurachek, the chair of the 13-person selection committee who delivered on last week’s promise of lots of movement in this week’s rankings.
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There are three more Tuesday-night rankings shows before the bracket is set on Dec. 6 — the day after the last round of conference title games that will go by the wayside when the playoff expands to 24 teams next season.

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Georgia moved into the top spot in Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings, while Notre Dame moved up six notches to No. 5 and leapfrogged two spots ahead of Miami on the strength of its win over the Hurricanes last weekend. asserted
Dame → move → Hurricanes
The second of the CFP’s six rankings reveals had its usual share of head-scratchers, as well, starting with Indiana dropping five spots to No. 9 despite not playing last weekend. asserted
Indiana → have → .
That, along with undefeated UCLA’s move up four spots to No. 4 looked like another “correction” by a selection committee that, by most accounts, had a rough opening week. “I don’t think it was an admission of them being too low,” said Hunter Yurachek, the chair of the 13-person selection committee who delivered on last week’s promise of lots of movement in this week’s rankings. asserted
who → look → rankings
There are three more Tuesday-night rankings shows before the bracket is set on Dec. 6 — the day after the last round of conference title games that will go by the wayside when the playoff expands to 24 teams next season. asserted
playoff → be → teams
This year’s bracket involves 12 teams. asserted
bracket → involve → teams
The rest of the top 12 included No. 2 Utah, No. 3 Alabama, No. 6 Texas, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 10 BYU, No. 11 Kentucky and No. 12 Texas Tech. asserted
rest → include → Utah
The Red Raiders would be the first team out, with No. 24 Boise State of the Pac-12 getting the last spot as the best team among the Group of Six. asserted
State → get → Six
Miami’s six-spot drop was severe for a team that lost by a touchdown on the road and was without arguably its best player, Malachi Toney. asserted
that → lose → player
“You have that combination of Miami losing as a No. 1 team and then five teams behind them having some signature wins,” Yurachek said. asserted
Yurachek → have → wins
“The committee thought moving those teams ahead of Miami was the right thing to do.” asserted
moving → think → Miami
Yurachek explained that Indiana was “probably a victim of having a bye week at the wrong time.” asserted
Indiana → explain → time
That the biggest weekend of the season thus far also involved losses by three teams the Hoosiers had previously beaten did nothing for their strength of schedule. asserted
Hoosiers → involve → schedule
And UCLA’s two-touchdown pull-away over a Minnesota team that took the Hoosiers to overtime the week before, made the Bruins “look like the number-four team in the country,” Yurachek said. asserted
Yurachek → take → country
UCLA and Utah are the lone remaining undefeated teams in BCS. asserted
UCLA → remain → BCS
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