College Football Playoff Rankings release schedule: Top 25 Bracket updates, Miami, Georgia Top in 1st CFP ranking 2026.

The College Football Playoff announced its ranking release schedule for the 2026 season, which will mark the second-year of the 12-team playoff.

The the CFP rankings of the 2026-27 season has been released by the College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The rankings will be revealed live on ESPN beginning at 8:00pm ET.

Miami is ranked atop the season's first set of College Football Playoff rankings.

The undefeated Hurricanes are No. 1 in the AP Top 25 and were the unsurprising top team in Tuesday night's inaugural rankings of 2026.

Notre Dame, which is at No. 4 in the AP poll, was ranked No. 11 on Tuesday night.

Alabama is also ahead of Kentucky. The Tide handed the Wildcats their only loss of the season in Week 2. Texas is at No. 7 ahead of undefeated UCLA. BYU and Ole Miss are the last two teams in the top 10.

College Football Playoff rankings top 25 bracket updated: CFP rankings after Week 9 in Nov. 3

College Football Playoff rankings

1. Miami Hurricanes (8-0)

2. Georgia Bulldogs (7-1)

3. Utah Utes (8-0)

4. Indiana Hoosiers (8-1)

5. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2)

6. Kentucky Wildcats (7-1)

7. Texas Longhorns (6-2)

8. UCLA Bruins (8-0)

9. BYU Cougars (7-1)

10. Ole Miss Rebels (6-2)

11. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1)

12. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-2)

13. Tennessee Volunteers (6-2)

14. LSU Tigers (6-2)

15. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-1)

16. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-1)

17. Houston Cougars (6-2)

18. Missouri Tigers (6-2)

19. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2)

20. USC Trojans (7-2)

21. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-3)

22. Arizona Wildcats (6-2)

23. Oregon Ducks (5-3)

24. Florida Gators (5-3)

25. Boise State Broncos (7-1)

College Football Playoff rankings schedule 2026

Here is a list of the full dates when the 2026-27 College Football Playoff rankings will be released, with dates and times:

All times Eastern.

Tuesday, Nov. 3 (7 p.m.) - Released

Tuesday, Nov. 10 (9 p.m.) -

Tuesday, Nov. 17 (9:00 p.m.)

Tuesday, Nov. 24 (7:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, Dec. 1 (7 p.m.)

Sunday, Dec. 6 (noon)

When is Next CFP rankings release show? Time, Date, TV schedule for 2nd playoff rankings

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
TV channel: ESPN
Livestream: ESPN app | Fubo (free trial)

The College Football Playoff rankings will be released for the second time during the 2026–27 college football season at 9:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

This is the second of five weekly ranking updates leading up to the final selection reveal.

All upcoming College Football Playoff rankings shows will air live on ESPN. Streaming choices for the broadcast include the ESPN app (requiring a valid TV provider login) and Fubo.

The final, official 12-team playoff field will be officially unveiled at noon ET on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026, directly following conference championship weekend.

2026 College Football Playoff Schedule, full list of dates

Here's a look at the entire 2026 College Football Playoff schedule:

The official schedule for the 2026–27 College Football Playoff (CFP) season has been established. The 12-team format continues for its third consecutive year, though the broadcast distribution has changed significantly, with games airing across ESPN, ABC, TNT, truTV, and HBO Max.

2026–27 College Football Playoff Dates & Schedule

• Selection Sunday: December 6, 2026 (12:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET on ESPN)

• First Round (Campus Sites): December 18–19, 2026

• Friday, Dec. 18: 1 game (8:00 PM ET on ESPN)

• Saturday, Dec. 19: 3 games (12:00 PM ET on ABC/ESPN; 3:30 PM ET and 7:30 PM ET on TNT/truTV/HBO Max)

• Quarterfinals (Bowl Sites): December 30, 2026 & January 1, 2027

• Wednesday, Dec. 30: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (7:30 PM ET on TNT/truTV/HBO Max)

• Friday, Jan. 1: Goodyear Cotton Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and Rose Bowl Game (Times TBA; broadcasting across TNT/truTV and ABC/ESPN)

• Semifinals (Bowl Game): January 14–15, 2027

• Thursday, Jan. 14: Capital One Orange Bowl (7:30 PM ET on TNT/truTV/HBO Max)

• Friday, Jan. 15: Allstate Sugar Bowl (7:30 PM ET on ABC/ESPN)

• CFP National Championship Game: Monday, January 25, 2027

• Played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada (7:30 PM ET o

How the College Football Playoff Bracket schedule look on Nov 3, CFP Matchups.

First round

• No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Alabama

• No. 9 BYU at No. 8 UCLA

• No. 10 Ole Miss at No. 7 Texas

• No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 6 Kentucky

Quarterfinals

(Top 4 seeds Miami, Georgia, Utah, and Indiana receive first-round byes)

• No. 1 Miami vs. UCLA / BYU winner

• No. 2 Georgia vs. Kentucky / Notre Dame winner

• No. 3 Utah vs. Texas / Ole Miss winner

• No. 4 Indiana vs. Alabama / Boise State winner

College Football Playoff format: how the CFP ranking works

The top five ranked major conference champions are still guaranteed a spot, which will include at least the top-ranked non-major conference champion in FBS. Those conferences include the American, Conference USA, MAC, Sun Belt, Pac-12 and the Mountain West.

Seeding will otherwise be a reflection of the final CFP rankings.

Like the last few seasons, teams seeded No. 5 through No. 12 will have a first-round matchup. Seeds 5 through 8 will host a first-round game on campus sites.

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