CFP releases second 12-team rankings after Miami's loss
The gist
The CFP releases its second weekly rankings Tuesday night on ESPN after No. 1 Miami lost.
The 12-team field's hierarchy is being redrawn week by week before Selection Sunday.
How it unfolded
- Aug 6, 2026The CFP announces its 2026-27 selection committee and the schedule for its weekly rankings shows, running from Nov. 3 to Dec. 6.
- Nov 3, 2026The first CFP rankings are revealed at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Miami named the No. 1 overall seed, followed by Georgia, Utah, Indiana and Alabama; two-loss Ohio State is left out of the field at No. 12 in the Top 25.
- Nov 7, 2026No. 1 Miami loses 31-24 to Notre Dame, and six other ranked teams fall, including Ohio State's 41-28 loss to Oregon.
Key terms
- CFP
- An annual single-elimination tournament determining the national champion of NCAA Division I FBS college football.
- Selection Sunday
- A team whose chance of being selected for the NCAA tournament is uncertain and must be decided by the selection committee.
- seed
- A stage in a knockout tournament with sixteen competitors, from which winners advance to the quarter-finals.
Source: Wikipedia