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“The College Football Playoff and ESPN have come to a five-year agreement that will see the expansion of the CFP field to 24 schools in 2027 with the four-letter network being the broadcast partner.”

“The College Football Playoff is doubling in size, and college football is about to look a whole lot different.”

“The Post’s Zach Braziller ranks the top teams after Week 10 of the college football season: 1.”

“The first College Football Playoff rankings have been released, and despite a scare at Chapel Hill this past weekend, it’s the Miami Hurricanes taking the top spot at No. 1 overall.”

“Yes, the first edition of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings are officially HERE, and they stink to high heavens.”

“Football fans who walked away confused after scouring the opening set of College Football Playoff rankings can take heart: You are not alone and there is plenty of time to sort this out.”

“The impending expansion of the college football playoff has led to fans sounding off on the decision to move from 12 to 24 teams after only three years after adding eight teams to the current format.”

“The first edition of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings were released to the public, and, as usual, the placement of certain teams caused an absolute uproar throughout the college football community.”

“(AP) — Texas and Missouri are both very much in the mix for a spot in the College Football Playoff.”

“That's the only lesson to take away from the first installment of the College Football Playoff selection committee poll and what a debacle it, and the entire process, has proven to be.”

“Toney suffered a high-ankle sprain, according to sources, and will undergo the infamous "TightRope" surgery that Miami is hoping will have the star wide receiver return for the College Football Playoff in four to six weeks.”

“As if it were even possible, this game became even bigger for the Fighting Irish after they ended up No. 11 in the initial rankings for the 12-team College Football Playoff.”

“Miami got the final at-large berth into last season’s College Football Playoff, edging Notre Dame for that spot largely because the Hurricanes beat the Irish 27-24 in the season opener for both.”

“That could be the case for UCLA’s resurgent football team after the Bruins checked in at No. 8 in the initial College Football Playoff ranking released Tuesday afternoon.”

“Some of this will sort itself out as November plays out, but there's no question that the AP Poll will impact the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings.”

“To that, most college football fans would just implore you to "watch the tape" on the former Heisman Trophy leader coming out of the Indiana showdown that saw the Buckeyes leave Bloomington with a very important win.”

“The Post’s Zach Braziller ranks the top teams after Week 9 of the college football season: 1.”

“The Bruins’ defense is one of the biggest reasons they remain in College Football Playoff contention and have won on days when their offense has been sluggish.”

“The first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings will be released on November 3, marking a point in the 2026 college football season when the AP Top 25 Poll takes a back seat, but that doesn't mean we're going to start ignoring the…”

“This week’s poll could set the table for the initial College Football Playoff rankings coming out Tuesday night.”

“Utah and Notre Dame joined Miami and Georgia as top-four seeds if the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket was based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Kentucky would host a first-round game.”

“This is perhaps the biggest remaining hurdle the Bruins must clear on their way to the College Football Playoff.”

“James Madison’s College Football Playoff (CFP) hopes took a huge hit last week with a loss to Appalachian State, but the Dukes (7-1, 4-1 Sun Belt) have no time to lick their wounds.”

“The upsets keep coming, followed by “coachspeak” about parity in college football.”

“USC’s second loss in a make-or-break year for Lincoln Riley has knocked the Trojans from the Associated Press rankings and put them on the cusp of being out of the running for the College Football Playoff.”

“A back-and-forth slugfest between two teams that are capable of making a college football playoff run if everything is clicking.”

“It has been a wild couple of weeks in college football, but what happened on Saturday in Orlando — a UCF Knights double-overtime win over the BYU Cougars — might be the craziest thing yet.”

“In the game that could be dubbed Lincoln Riley’s Last Stand, the Trojans will need to upset the Buckeyes to sustain not only their flickering College Football Playoff hopes but also any belief in their beleaguered coach.”

“Georgia and Indiana would receive first-round byes in the College Football Playoff as top-four seeds on the 12-team bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Notre Dame and BYU would host first-round games.”

“Miami finished No. 2 last season after losing in the College Football Playoff national championship game.”

“For a program that entered the season with aspirations of reaching the College Football Playoff, Kiffin needs to win out to feel good about finishing in playoff position.”

“UCLA is going to the College Football Playoff.”

“We'll get into the problems with a 24-team College Football Playoff (CFP), then talk about the NBA's new betting restrictions, and close with thoughts about President Donald Trump's new government golf course plans.”

“The chaos, which is sure to shuffle the poll and College Football Playoff seeding forecasts, cleared a path for No. 3 Miami to take over the top poll spot after beating rival Florida State 43-35 in a double-overtime classic that ended in controversy.”

“The winner gains the inside track for a spot in the Big Ten championship game and also will get a bump in College Football Playoff seeding consideration.”

“Miami and BYU would hold the top two seeds on the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and UCLA would make its first-ever appearance in the field.”

“Ben Bolch’s Big Ten Power Rankings Game of the week: USC (6-1 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) at Wisconsin (4-2, 2-1), 4:30 p.m.”

“His team is 6-0, it’s surging into the top 10 in the national rankings and is absolutely headed for the College Football Playoff.”

“The night ended with Georgia outlasting Alabama in a highly anticipated matchup that lived up to the hype, a clash of two college football titans that could see one another again in the SEC championship game and the College Football Playoff as well.”

“This one is going to make some waves in the rankings, in the Big Ten standings, and the College Football Playoff picture.”

“After taking over for Cignetti at James Madison and leading the Dukes to the College Football Playoff, Chesney has completely flipped the script at UCLA in his first year at a Power 4 program.”

“A victory over No. 13 Oregon at Autzen Stadium would make Chesney the first coach in program history to start 5-0 while also putting the Bruins (4-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) firmly in the running for the College Football Playoff.”

“PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi is tired of ACC football being a punching bag in the polls and seemingly everywhere else.”

“The group of former Dukes that lost to the Ducks in the College Football Playoff last December is getting a do-over of sorts, with one exception.”

“Thankfully, the importance of the AP Poll has diminished with the creation of the College Football Playoff selection committee and their top-25, but there's little doubt that the AP rankings are still used in those deliberations and in other debates.”

“Ben Bolch’s Big Ten Power Rankings Game of the Week: UCLA (4-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) at Oregon (3-1, 1-0), 12:30 p.m.”

“There's no question that the College Football Playoff selection committee has a difficult job.”

“But one of the most important matchups of the week was in Los Angeles, with the Oregon Ducks coming off a disappointing start to their season and the USC Trojans looking to make a statement at home in their quest to reach the College Football Playoff.”

“There's no doubt that these awful rankings are used to inform the College Football Playoff selection committee's deliberations and provide fodder for "strength of schedule" and "strength of conference" and "resume wins" arguments and so on.”

“Texas A&M and Oklahoma fall to 2-2 overall Two of the SEC’s highly ranked College Football Playoff teams — Texas A&M and Oklahoma — each lost this weekend.”

“Florida would be in the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket for the first time based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and the Gators would host a first-round game.”

“The showdown will be a rematch of sorts after Oregon beat James Madison and coach Bob Chesney last December in the College Football Playoff.”

“A win today will catapult the Volunteers up the rankings and give them a legitimate chance to make the College Football Playoffs.”

“Speaking of Week 4, it featured a loaded docket of must-see games that will surely have quite an impact on College Football Playoff dreams for programs around the country.”

“The College Football Playoff says it can’t change the outcome of any games played during the regular season but notes that its selection committee relies on various measures beyond wins and losses.”

“The playoff that everyone wanted — make that, demanded — is now a fixture in college football.”

“The Commodores wound up 14th in the final College Football Playoff rankings and finished ranked 15th nationally.”