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Georgia nabs top spot in CFP rankings, while Notre Dame jumps ahead of Miami after beating 'Canes

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Pells, E. (2026, November 11). Georgia nabs top spot in CFP rankings, while Notre Dame jumps ahead of Miami after beating 'Canes. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/georgia-nabs-top-spot-in-cfp-rankings-while-notre-dame-jumps-ahead-of-miami-after-beating-canes/article_c681ae1a-e510-5e2a-9e75-b4c6610ba2be.html

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Georgia has taken the lead in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, released on Tuesday night, while Notre Dame surged to fifth place after defeating Miami. The changes also saw Indiana drop five spots despite not playing recently, and UCLA jump four places to fourth position. These shifts continue a trend of fluctuating rankings since the first reveal last week, with three more updates scheduled before the final bracket is announced on December 6th.

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As of November 11, 2026, Georgia moved into the top spot in the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, displacing Miami, which dropped to No. 7 following its loss to Notre Dame. Notre Dame jumped from No. 11 to No. 5 after defeating Miami. The CFP committee's second set of rankings revealed several surprising moves: Indiana fell five spots to No. 9 despite not playing last weekend, while UCLA, which had been initially snubbed, surged four places to No. 4. These changes have sparked debate among college football fans and analysts about the fairness and consistency of the selection process.

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Georgia moved into the top spot in Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings, while Notre Dame moved up six notches to No. 5 to leapfrog two spots ahead of Miami on the strength of its win over the Hurricanes last weekend. asserted

Dame → move → Hurricanes

The second of the CFP’s six rankings reveals had its usual share of head-scratchers, starting with Indiana dropping five spots to No. 9 despite not playing last weekend. asserted

Indiana → have → .

That, along with undefeated UCLA’s move up four spots to No. 4 looked like another “correction” by a selection committee that, by most accounts, had a rough opening week. asserted

that → look → week

playoff → be → teams

This year’s bracket involves 12 teams. asserted

bracket → involve → teams

The rest of the top 12 included No. 2 Utah, No. 3 Alabama, No. 6 Texas, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 10 BYU, No. 11 Kentucky and No. 12 Texas Tech. asserted

rest → include → Utah

The Red Raiders would be the first team out, with No. 24 Boise State getting the last spot as the best team among the Group of Six. asserted

State → get → Six

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