It’s the second iteration of College Football Playoff rankings of the 2026 Season. Now officially and truly the last season of the 12-Team Format, as yesterday ESPN and the CFP announced the 24-Team Formal will commence in 2027. But for now, we all were happy to see the No. 5 ranking for now as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got their signature win over Miami on Saturday night.
2026 CFP Rankings November 10: Notre Dame’s No. 5 Ranking and What That Means
The Irish are now ranked No. 5 after being No. 11 last week. This rise in the polls was foreseen given the win over formerly
No. 1 Miami. The Canes are now No. 7. The BYU Cougars, ND’s one loss, is No. 10.
Now that the Irish did what they needed to do in beating Miami, now presumably winning out and having an 11-1 record would get them into the playoffs. But, as we know, the committee can be quite unpredictable…and frustrating…and weird. Last week, the message the committee left pretty much was lose and you’ll be done. But, now the Irish have three games left to solidify their CFP position and potentially get into the field pretty convincingly with a solid chance to host a playoff game or even sneak into a Bye if the Irish win out and some other cards fall ND’s way.
With these rankings, the Irish currently, via Fanduel, sit at a whopping -20000 to make the playoff and +380 to win the National Championship.
