The College Football Playoff selection committee released its second batch of rankings on Tuesday night, November 10, 2026. Georgia has moved into the top spot in these new rankings, while Notre Dame climbed six spots to No. 5 after defeating Miami last weekend.
The Week 11 rankings included several notable shifts, such as UCLA moving up four spots to No. 4 and Indiana dropping five spots to No. 9 despite not playing last weekend. The top 12 teams identified in the rankings include No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Utah, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 UCLA, No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 6 Texas, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 10 BYU, No. 11 Kentucky, and No. 12 Texas Tech. Miami sits at No. 7 in the current standings.
According to the rankings, Texas Tech is positioned at No. 12, while the highest-ranked team left out of the top 12 is Texas Tech in the source list, though the report notes the Red Raiders would be the first team out. Boise State is listed at No. 24 and is noted as the best team among the Group of Six.
This year's College Football Playoff bracket involves 12 teams. The selection process will continue with three more ranking shows before the bracket is set on Dec. 6, which is the day after the final round of conference title games. The playoff is scheduled to expand to 24 teams next season.
The current rankings for the top 25 include Georgia, Utah, Alabama, UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas, Miami, Tennessee, Indiana, BYU, Kentucky, Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Houston, Iowa, Oregon, South Carolina, USC, Mississippi, Ohio State, LSU, Missouri, Arizona, Boise State, and Oklahoma State.