The College Football Playoff selection committee will release its first in-season rankings on Tuesday, November 5, 2026. Analysts are projecting where teams, including Texas, will rank in the 12-team bracket format.
Where
Statewide
When
Tuesday, November 5, 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets
Taxes and money
None stated in sources.
Coming up
Thursday, November 5, 2026. College Football Playoff selection committee releases first in-season rankings1
Who's involved
College Football Playoff selection committeereleases rankings
The facts
The selection committee will release first College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday with 12-team bracket format.1
Analysts project Texas will rank as top two-loss team based on wins over Ohio State and Ole Miss.1
Four regular season weekends remain before first rankings release.1
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
NBC Sports analyst Committee will likely keep BYU ahead of Notre Dame using head-to-head win as tiebreaker.1
NBC Sports analyst Miami, Georgia, and Utah should rank in top four.1
NBC Sports analyst UCLA will rank No. 6, Indiana No. 7, and Ohio State No. 10 in projection.1
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
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