College Football Playoff Rankings: Georgia rise to No. 1, Notre Dame cracks top 5 after big win over Miami

As such, there’s a new top team in college football.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The Georgia Bulldogs, who blew out Ole Miss, 42-7, on the road, cemented themselves as the No.1 team in the country.

They were placed No.2 behind Miami in the initial ranking given their blemish; A loss to Auburn back in October, had them at 7-1 entering Week 10.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEGunner Stockton of the Georgia Bulldogs looks to pass during a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., on Nov.

7, 2026.(Getty Images)Meanwhile, Miami plummeted down the rankings six spots after its one-touchdown loss to Notre Dame, moving to No.

7 overall.And the Fighting Irish jumped up six spots with that "signature" win under their belt at home against the top-ranked team, as they are now at No.

5.But these rankings will surely stir some debate, as Alabama, picking up a commanding 31-13 win over LSU, moved up two spots to No.3 with a 7-2 record.

Utah is above them at No.2 overall, yet UCLA, who shares the same 9-0 record as the Utes, is No.

4 underneath a two-loss team.While that will surely stir up the SEC bias argument on social media and beyond, Tennessee came in at No.8 after a big win over Kentucky, which the committee has at No.

11 in their latest rankings.Both the Vols and Crimson Tide own a 7-2 record, and the head-to-head question that arose in last week’s rankings is even stronger now since Tennessee beat Alabama 26-10 earlier this season.COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE ADMITS THEY DON'T CARE FANS ARE AGAINST 24-TEAM PLAYOFFCFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek, who serves as athletic director for Arkansas, explained Alabama’s placement."They’re number one in record strength.

Number one in their schedule strength," he said...