Coverage dated November 3, 2026 to November 5, 2026

CFP rankings winners and losers: Alabama stunner, Notre Dame nightmare

Headline from Omaha World-Herald, on the newest of 2 developments

The debut College Football Playoff rankings show the power of being unbeaten.

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  1. Notre Dame football: It's not just the CFP, No. 1 Miami is a legacy game for the Irish

    Headline from Fox32 Chicago ·

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    CFP rankings winners and losers: Alabama stunner, Notre Dame nightmare

    Headline from Omaha World-Herald ·

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Reports & sources

44 articles, oldest first.

  1. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Predicting Ohio State’s seed in the first 2026 College Football Playoff rankings (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Ohio State enters November at 6-2, navigating quarterback uncertainty and inconsistent play as the CFP committee prepares its first 2026 rankings.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Miami a good bet for No. 1 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, but then what? (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Miami is undefeated and hard to deny as a team that deserves top seeding when the College Football Playoff selection committee releases its first set of rankings for the season

  3. WHEC Rochester

    Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective ‘Huh?’ (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The undefeated Miami Hurricanes received top billing in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings, with Georgia, undefeated Utah and defending national champion Indiana filling out the top four spots in the initial projected playoff bracket.

  4. WHEC Rochester

    Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, followed by Georgia, Utah and Indiana; Notre Dame 11th (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The undefeated Miami Hurricanes received top billing in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings, with Georgia, undefeated Utah and defending national champion Indiana filling out the top four spots in the initial projected playoff bracket.

  5. Fox News

    College Football Playoff Rankings: Miami takes top spot, Indiana cracks top five in first official release (opens Fox News)

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    The Miami Hurricanes claimed the No. 1 spot in the first College Football Playoff rankings, with Georgia, Utah, Indiana and Alabama rounding out the top five teams.

  6. AL.com

    Where Alabama landed in first CFP rankings reveal (opens AL.com)

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    The College Football Playoff committee revealed its first ranking of the 2026 season, with the one that truly matters set to be released Dec. 6.

  7. NBC 4 Columbus

    Ohio State opens at No. 12 in 2026 College Football Playoff rankings (opens NBC 4 Columbus)

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the first time in five years, Ohio State is not ranked in the top-two in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. In fact, the Buckeyes are ranked much lower. The CFP committee has put the Buckeyes at No.

  8. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Where Ohio State landed in the first CFP rankings (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2026 season have dropped. See where Ohio State landed.

  9. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Ohio State’s first College Football Playoff ranking is both a gift and a curse: Stephen Means (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    What Ohio State fans should take from the Buckeyes' first 2026 College Football Playoff ranking.

  10. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    First College Football Playoff rankings deliver surprises, clues for chaotic race (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    There's been countless hours, days, weeks and months trying to make sense of how the committee would analyze this season that has seen consistent inconsistency and strange results.

  11. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Road to Vegas: Miami, Georgia, Utah. Indiana are top teams in 1st CFP rankings (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    The undefeated Miami Hurricanes received top billing in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday

  12. Sun Times

    Miami is No. 1 in first CFP rankings; Indiana is fourth with Notre Dame at No. 11 (opens Sun Times)

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    The undefeated Miami Hurricanes received top billing in the season's first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday, with Georgia, undefeated Utah and defending national champion Indiana filling out the top four spots in the initial projected playoff bracket.

  13. Casper Star-Tribune

    Miami No. 1 in first College Football Playoff ranking (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

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    MIAMI — The Miami Hurricanes are entering their third week as the No. 1 overall team in the AP top 25 poll, a ranking they hadn’t had since the 2002 season. On Tuesday, they also found themselves atop another poll,…

  14. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    IU, Notre Dame included in first College Football Playoff rankings (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Two Indiana teams were included in the first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night. The defending national champion Indiana Hoosiers debuted at No. 4. The Hoosiers are off this week after barely surviving an overtime battle with unranked Minnesota last Saturday.

  15. FOX 59 Indianapolis

    Indiana 4th, Notre Dame 11th in first College Football Playoff rankings of 2026 (opens FOX 59 Indianapolis)

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    INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana and Notre Dame both landed inside the top 12 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2026. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee put the Hoosiers and Fighting Irish at fourth and 11th, respectively. Both teams have only one loss on their resumes.

  16. New York Post

    Miami gets historic No. 1 spot as Alabama nabs surprise top-five ranking in first CFP reveal (opens New York Post)

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    It’s been a confusing college football season so far.

  17. Casper Star-Tribune

    5 takeaways from College Football Playoff rankings: Texas gets nod, SOS emphasized (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

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    DALLAS — The College Football Playoff committee unveiled its first rankings of the 2026 season Tuesday night, giving an early indicator of how the committee sees the top teams in the country weeks away from the start of the playoff.…

  18. Newsweek

    Fans Have Strong Reaction to Notre Dame’s Shocking CFP Ranking (opens Newsweek)

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    The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have a surprising ranking in the first CFP poll of the 2026 season.

  19. Forbes

    College Football Playoff Rankings Raise Miami-Notre Dame Game Stakes (opens Forbes)

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    Miami is No. 1 and Notre Dame is No. 11 in the CFP rankings. The Irish need to defeat the Hurricanes Saturday to be in position for a spot in the 12-team CFP field.

  20. The Daily Caller

    Miami Hurricanes Take No. 1 Spot In First College Football Playoff Rankings (opens The Daily Caller)

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    C-A-N-E-S! CANES

  21. Fox News

    CFP rankings: Notre Dame faces sudden death, SEC feeling, and Big Ten close to hitting the panic button (opens Fox News)

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    Miami tops the first CFP rankings, but Indiana sitting at No. 4 with zero ranked wins and the Big 12's three-bid scenario raise .

  22. Toledo Blade

    Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, Ohio State 1st team out following loss (opens Toledo Blade)

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    It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows aplenty in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all.

  23. Fox News

    Yes, Alabama's College Football Playoff ranking is absurd, but one team got royally screwed by the committee (opens Fox News)

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    Alabama at No. 5 despite two losses in three games has fans fuming, while Wake Forest at No. 16 may be the biggest snub of the CFP rankings.

  24. The Dominion Post

    Miami No. 1, Utah No. 3 in 1st College Football Playoff rankings (opens The Dominion Post)

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    (AP) — It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows aplenty in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all.

  25. Newsweek

    Miami Makes College Football Playoff History With No 1 Ranking (opens Newsweek)

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    Miami makes College Football Playoff history with its first No. 1 ranking as the unbeaten Hurricanes chase a national title.

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