Sports
Miami Tops First College Football Playoff Rankings of 2026
The 8-0 Hurricanes lead the committee's first top 25, followed by Georgia and Utah, with Boise State the highest-ranked Group of 6 team at No. 25.
The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first top 25 of 2026 on Tuesday, November 3, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, and Miami (Fla.) sits on top.
No. 1 Miami is 8-0, followed by No. 2 Georgia (7-1) and No. 3 Utah (8-0). No. 5 Alabama is 6-2 and No. 6 Kentucky is 7-1, giving the top of the rankings a mix of unbeaten and one-loss contenders.
Under the current format, the top four seeds earn first-round byes, while seeds 5 through 12 play first-round games at campus sites.
No. 25 Boise State (7-1) is the highest-ranked Group of 6 team and is projected as the No. 12 seed, while No. 12 Ohio State and No. 13 Tennessee are the first two teams out in the current projection.
The next rankings come on Tuesday, November 10, with the final field announced on Sunday, December 6.
Reporting: NCAA.com
Spot an error? Orbit News corrects articles promptly and notes the correction in the article. See our Editorial Policy, or flag an error by messaging us on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
