CFP bracket: How College Football Playoff field would shape up if season ended today

It didn't take long for the College Football Playoff picture to get shaken up.

The first batch of the rankings from the selection committee didn't hold up after one week, with several Week 10 results changing the outlook of the 12-team field. The obvious one was No. 1 Miami losing its first game of the season against Notre Dame, a win that boosted the Fighting Irish up the projected field. The Hurricanes were one of three teams − Kentucky and BYU − that were in the bracket as of last week and lost, so they know how damaging those defeats were.

THE SECOND CFP BRACKET PROJECTION OF THE SEASON ‼️

Some notable changes after a wild Week 10 😯 pic.twitter.com/MkKc8T5Q2s

— ESPN (@espn) November 11, 2026

There's still time for things to shift with three weeks left in the regular season,

but after the new batch of rankings were released on Tuesday, Nov. 10, we have what the CFP would be if the season ended right now.

College Football Playoff projected bracket

Here is who would be in the playoff if the season ended today, along with the current seed:

1. Georgia
2. Utah
3. Alabama
4. UCLA
5. Notre Dame
6. Texas
7. Miami
8. Tennessee
9. Indiana
10. BYU
11. Kentucky
12. Boise State (Group of Six representative)

Here is what the matchups would be for the first round and quarterfinals.

First round

• No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Notre Dame
• No. 9 Indiana at No. 8 Tennessee
• No. 10 BYU at No. 7 Miami
• No. 11 Kentucky at No. 6 Texas

Quarterfinals

• No. 4 UCLA vs. Notre Dame/Boise State winner
• No. 1 Georgia vs. Tennessee/Indiana winner
• No. 2 Utah vs. Miami/BYU winner
• No. 3 Alabama vs. Texas/Kentucky winner

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: CFP bracket: How College Football Playoff field would shape up if season ended today