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Georgia takes No. 1 as Notre Dame climbs from 11th to fifth
November 10, 2026
Notre Dame’s win over Miami changed the top of the College Football Playoff rankings. Georgia moved into first on Tuesday, Utah rose to second and the Irish climbed six places to fifth. Miami, which had led the first rankings, fell to seventh after losing 31-24 in South Bend.
Alabama is third at 7-2 and UCLA fourth at 9-0. Utah, also 9-0, and UCLA reached their highest positions in the CFP rankings. Notre Dame and Miami are both 8-1, but their head-to-head result now gives the committee a direct comparison that did not exist a week ago.
The placement rewards the Irish for more than adding another win to the standings. They defeated the team the committee had considered the country’s best. Moving Notre Dame ahead of Miami makes that result visible in the order, while leaving the Hurricanes within the top seven after one defeat.
The ranking and the bracket answer different questions
This season’s playoff still has 12 places. The four Power Four conference champions and the highest-ranked team from the other six FBS conferences receive automatic access, with seven more places filled from the rankings. Notre Dame has a guaranteed place if it finishes in the top 12. The newly announced 24-team format begins in 2027-28.
That distinction matters around the cutoff. Texas Tech is 12th in this ranking, Wake Forest 13th and Houston 14th. Those positions are a snapshot of the committee’s order, not a completed bracket: conference outcomes and the guaranteed access rules still determine which teams occupy the 12 places.
The movement also leaves room for recovery and further losses to matter. Oregon rose seven places to 16th after beating Ohio State. Tennessee climbed five to eighth. Ohio State fell to 20th, while Ole Miss dropped nine places to 19th. The next rankings are due November 17 at approximately 9 p.m. EST on ESPN.
The complete November 10 order
1. Georgia (8-1); 2. Utah (9-0); 3. Alabama (7-2); 4. UCLA (9-0); 5. Notre Dame (8-1).
6. Texas (7-2); 7. Miami (8-1); 8. Tennessee (7-2); 9. Indiana (8-1); 10. BYU (7-2).
11. Kentucky (7-2); 12. Texas Tech (8-1); 13. Wake Forest (8-1); 14. Houston (7-2); 15. Iowa (7-2).
16. Oregon (6-3); 17. South Carolina (6-3); 18. USC (7-2); 19. Ole Miss (6-3); 20. Ohio State (6-3).
21. LSU (6-3); 22. Missouri (6-3); 23. Arizona (7-2); 24. Boise State (8-1); 25. Oklahoma State (6-3).
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