After getting a solid road win over another ranked opponent at Missouri, the College Football Playoff committee has ranked the Texas Longhorns No. 6 in the latest CFP Ranking. UT moves up one spot from last week.
Georgia takes over the top spot in the ranking after Miami's loss to Notre Dame. The Hurricanes dropped all the way to No. 7. Utah is No. 2, Alabama is ranked No. 3, UCLA is No. 4 and the Fighting Irish are just ahead of Texas at No. 5. Interestingly Alabama is a two-loss team like the Longhorns.
Here's what the #CFP bracket would like if the season ended today 👀🏆 pic.twitter.com/5Gekzx3WdU
— CFP (@CFBPlayoff) November 11, 2026
Tennessee, Indiana, BYU and Kentucky are No. 7 through No. 11. Boise State gets the No. 12 seed as the highest ranked Group of Six team. No. 12 ranked Texas
Tech gets bumped out of the playoff bracket by the Brocos.
Texas is also the No. 6 seed in the bracket. The Longhorns would take on No. 11 seed Kentucky if the season ended today. There are five SEC teams in the 12-team bracket. The Big Ten and Big 12 each have two teams in the bracket. The ACC has one.
November 🔟 #CFP Top 25 🏆 pic.twitter.com/20Ptc8fecD
— CFP (@CFBPlayoff) November 11, 2026
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