2026 playoff · CFP rankings of November 10, 2026

If the season ended today

A bracket scenario from the current CFP rankings. Conference qualifiers are provisional; the official field is selected December 6.

Edition assembled Nov 11, 12:24 PM EST

Source dates

Ratings input: Nov 9, 7:39 PM EST
Game forecasts: Nov 9, 7:44 PM EST
Results captured: Nov 11, 7:37 AM EST
CFP captured: Nov 10, 10:01 PM EST
Availability adjustment: Nov 11, 12:05 PM EST

First-round byes

GeorgiaCFP No. 1 · provisional qualifier

UtahCFP No. 2 · provisional qualifier

AlabamaCFP No. 3

UCLACFP No. 4 · provisional qualifier

First round

December 18–19 · campus sites

At Notre Dame

Boise StateCFP No. 24

Notre DameCFP No. 5

Winner faces No. 4 UCLA in the quarterfinals

At Tennessee

IndianaCFP No. 9

TennesseeCFP No. 8

Winner faces No. 1 Georgia in the quarterfinals

At Texas

KentuckyCFP No. 11

TexasCFP No. 6

Winner faces No. 3 Alabama in the quarterfinals

At Miami

BYUCFP No. 10

MiamiCFP No. 7 · provisional qualifier

Winner faces No. 2 Utah in the quarterfinals

First outside this scenario: CFP No. 12 Texas Tech.

Quarterfinals: December 30 and January 1 · Semifinals: January 14–15 · Championship: January 25 in Las Vegas. No reseeding.

How this scenario is built

We use the highest CFP-ranked team in each of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC as its provisional conference qualifier. Those teams have not been named conference champions. The highest-ranked team from the other six FBS conferences also qualifies. Notre Dame’s top-12 protection is included; remaining places follow the current CFP order.

The scenario seeds these 12 teams by CFP rank, placing automatic qualifiers outside the top 12 at the bottom. It uses the November 10 CFP rankings directly and makes no forecast about future results.