College Football Playoff bracket, based on current committee rankings -

Here’s how the College Football Playoff bracket looks, using only the CFP selection committee’s second top 25 rankings of the 2026-27 season. These were announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Georgia is ranked No. 1.

This is not the final, official CFP bracket. The committee has weekly Tuesday rankings until the final bracket and the top 25 are revealed on Sunday, Dec. 6. The bracket below is how that bracket would look based on the current rankings.

2026-27 College Football Playoff bracket

This uses the second selection committee’s top 25 rankings on Tuesday, Nov. 10. There are three more in-season rankings before the selection committee’s final rankings on Sunday, Dec. 6, when we get the official bracket.

First Round (and related quarterfinal matchups)

No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Notre Dame
- Winner vs. No. UCLA Indiana in the quarterfinals
No. 9 Indiana at No. 8 Tennessee
- Winner vs. No. 1 Georgia in the quarterfinals
No. 11 Kentucky at No. 6 Texas
- Winner vs. No. 3 Alabama in the quarterfinals
No. 10 BYU at No. 7 Miami (Fla.)
- Winner vs. No. 2 Utah in the quarterfinals

College Football Playoff rankings, seeds

The four highest-ranked teams — regardless of how they finish in their conference — receive first-round byes into the quarterfinals. These teams are listed in bold. All teams in the bracket are in italics.

The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC champions each receive an automatic bid. The highest-ranked team from the American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 and Sun Belt also receives an automatic bid — and it doesn’t have to be a conference champion. Notre Dame receives an automatic bid if it’s ranked in the top 12.

Here are the second CFP top 25 rankings.

Georgia: 8-1
Utah: 9-0
Alabama: 7-2
UCLA: 9-0
Notre Dame: 8-1
Texas: 7-2
Miami (Fla.): 8-1
Tennessee: 7-2
Indiana: 8-1
BYU: 7-2
Kentucky: 7-2 — last team in
Texas Tech: 8-1 — first team out
Wake Forest: 8-1
Houston: 7-2
Iowa: 7-2
Oregon: 6-3
South Carolina: 6-3
Southern Cal: 7-2
Ole Miss: 6-3
Ohio State: 6-3
LSU: 6-3
Missouri: 6-3
Arizona: 7-2
Boise State: 8-1
Oklahoma State: 6-3

College Football Playoff schedule

Selections (Dec. 6)
First Round (Dec. 18-Dec. 19)
- Friday, Dec. 18
- Saturday, Dec. 19
  - 12 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
  - 3:30 p.m. | TNT/truTV/HBO Max
  - 7:30 p.m. | TNT/truTV/HBO Max
Quarterfinals (Dec. 30-Jan. 1)
- Wednesday, Dec. 30
  - Fiesta Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | TNT/truTV/HBO Max
- Friday, Jan. 1
  - Cotton Bowl
  - Rose Bowl
  - Peach Bowl
Semifinals (Jan. 14-15)
- Thursday, Jan. 14
  - Orange Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | TNT/truTV/HBO Max
- Friday, Jan. 15
  - Sugar Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
National Championship Game
- Monday, Jan. 25
  - Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas |7:30 p.m. | ABC