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Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective 'Huh?'

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 1:23 AM · 1 min read
Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective 'Huh?' — Jupiter Sports news

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.Undefeated Miami received top billing in the committee's opening crack at the CFP rankings Tuesday, followed by Georgia (7-1) and undefeated Utah.From there, the 13 people in that room could have been picking from a hat. Defending champion Indiana (8-1) was ranked fourth — eight spots ahead of Ohio State (6-2), which beat the Hoosiers 19-15 last month but has since lost quarterback Julian Sayin (to say nothing of another game).At No. 5 was Alabama (6-2) — eight spots ahead of Tennessee (6-2), even though the Tide is only a few weeks removed from a 16-point loss to the Vols. At No. 6 was Kentucky (7-1), followed by Texas (6-2).UCLA, the nation's only other undefeated team, was ranked eighth.Oh, and Notre Dame. The Irish (7-1) were ranked 11th — seven spots lower t

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