College Football Playoff Picture 2026

The projected 12-team College Football Playoff bracket if the season ended today, built from the CFP Rankings Week 11, released November 10, 2026 with the 2026 automatic-bid rules.

Updated Nov 15, 2026, 11:45 AM ET · CFP Rankings Week 11, released November 10, 2026

Seed	Team	Rank	Record	How they get in
1	Georgia Bulldogs	1	8-1	Projected Southeastern champion · first-round bye
2	Utah Utes	2	9-0	Projected Big 12 champion · first-round bye
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	3	7-2	At-large · first-round bye
4	UCLA Bruins	4	9-0	Projected Big Ten champion · first-round bye
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	8-1	Notre Dame, ranked in the top 12
6	Texas Longhorns	6	7-2	At-large
7	Miami Hurricanes	7	8-1	Projected Atlantic Coast champion
8	Tennessee Volunteers	8	7-2	At-large
9	Indiana Hoosiers	9	8-1	At-large
10	BYU Cougars	10	7-2	At-large
11	Kentucky Wildcats	11	7-2	At-large
12	Boise State Broncos	24	8-1	Highest-ranked Group of Six champion (Pac-12)

Projected conference champions are the highest-ranked team from each conference. Seeds follow the ranking order, so the top four ranked teams in the field get byes.

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Projected first round

12Boise State at

5Notre Dame

11Kentucky at

6Texas

10BYU at

7Miami

9Indiana at

8Tennessee

Projected quarterfinals

1Georgia

Winner of Tennessee / Indiana

2Utah

Winner of Miami / BYU

3Alabama

Winner of Texas / Kentucky

4UCLA

Winner of Notre Dame / Boise State

First teams out

Texas Tech (No. 12, 8-1), Wake Forest (No. 13, 8-1), Houston (No. 14, 7-2), Iowa (No. 15, 7-2), Oregon (No. 16, 6-3), South Carolina (No. 17, 6-3)

College Football Playoff rankings

Rank	Team	Record	Conference	Prev.	CFP field
1	Georgia Bulldogs	8-1	Southeastern	2	Seed 1
2	Utah Utes	9-0	Big 12	3	Seed 2
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	7-2	Southeastern	5	Seed 3
4	UCLA Bruins	9-0	Big Ten	8	Seed 4
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8-1	FBS Independents	11	Seed 5
6	Texas Longhorns	7-2	Southeastern	7	Seed 6
7	Miami Hurricanes	8-1	Atlantic Coast	1	Seed 7
8	Tennessee Volunteers	7-2	Southeastern	13	Seed 8
9	Indiana Hoosiers	8-1	Big Ten	4	Seed 9
10	BYU Cougars	7-2	Big 12	9	Seed 10
11	Kentucky Wildcats	7-2	Southeastern	6	Seed 11
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	8-1	Big 12	15
13	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	8-1	Atlantic Coast	16
14	Houston Cougars	7-2	Big 12	17
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	7-2	Big Ten	19
16	Oregon Ducks	6-3	Big Ten	23
17	South Carolina Gamecocks	6-3	Southeastern	21
18	USC Trojans	7-2	Big Ten	20
19	Ole Miss Rebels	6-3	Southeastern	10
20	Ohio State Buckeyes	6-3	Big Ten	12
21	LSU Tigers	6-3	Southeastern	14
22	Missouri Tigers	6-3	Southeastern	18
23	Arizona Wildcats	7-2	Big 12	22
24	Boise State Broncos	8-1	Pac-12	25	Seed 12
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys	6-3	Big 12	–

2026 playoff format

The 2026 College Football Playoff has 12 teams. The four Power Four conference champions (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC) get automatic bids, as does the highest-ranked Group of Six champion. Notre Dame is guaranteed a spot if it finishes in the top 12 of the final CFP rankings. The remaining spots go to the highest-ranked teams. All 12 teams are seeded by their final ranking, and the top four seeds get first-round byes.

Frequently asked questions

Who is in the College Football Playoff right now?

If the season ended with the current rankings, the 12-team field would be: 1. Georgia, 2. Utah, 3. Alabama, 4. UCLA, 5. Notre Dame, 6. Texas, 7. Miami, 8. Tennessee, 9. Indiana, 10. BYU, 11. Kentucky, 12. Boise State.

How does the 12-team College Football Playoff work?

Who are the first teams out?

Texas Tech (No. 12), Wake Forest (No. 13), Houston (No. 14), Iowa (No. 15).

When is the College Football Playoff selection day?

Sunday, December 6, 2026. The first round is December 18–19, and the national championship is January 25, 2027, in Las Vegas.