BREAKING: Georgia Football Jumps to No. 1 in College Football Playoff Rankings
ATHENS - Georgia football returned to the No. 1 overall ranking in the country Tuesday night in the College Football Playoff Committee’s rankings.
The Bulldogs’ 42-7 win over Ole Miss coupled with Miami’s loss at Notre Dame pushed the Bulldogs to the top spot. Miami fell to No. 7. Georgia plays No. 22 Missouri this weekend in Athens, and No. 17 South Carolina in Columbia.
"Georgia looks like the best team in the country,” ESPN’s Joey Gallaway said as the rankings were revealed on the Worldwide Leader.
The SEC had five teams ranked in the top 11 teams - No. 1 Georgia, No. 3 Alabama, No. 6 Texas, No. 8 Tennessee and No. 11 Kentucky. The two-loss Vols beat two-loss Alabama by double digits in Knoxville earlier this season, but remain six spots behind the Tide in the rankings.
The Bulldogs have road wins over No. 3 Alabama and No. 19 Ole Miss. The Dawgs’ looming games with No. 22 Missouri and No. 17 South Carolina as well as a potential showdown with No. 3 Alabama, No. 6 Texas or No. 8 Tennessee provides Georgia a challenging path forward the rest of the way in 2026.
But should the Bulldogs win the Southeastern Conference and remain the No. 1 team in the country they would be set up to play on New Year’s Day in Atlanta at the Peach Bowl. The time of that game is not yet know, but it will likely be either at noon (TNT) or 8 PM (ESPN) because of the Rose Bowl Game’s (ESPN/ABC) likely broadcast at 4 PM.
The four winners of in the CFP quarterfinals will meet in either the Orange Bowl on Thursday, January 14th or the Sugar Bowl on Friday, January 15th. The CFP National Championship takes place in Las Vegas on Monday, January 25th.
2026 College Football Playoff Rankings - Week One - November 2, 2026
1. Georgia
2. Utah
3. Alabama
4. UCLA
5. Notre Dame
6. Texas
7. Miami
8. Tennessee
9. Indiana
10. BYU
11. Kentucky
12. Texas Tech
13. Wake Forest
14. Houston
15. Iowa
16. Oregon
17. South Carolina
18. USC
19. Ole Miss
20. Ohio State
21. LSU
22. Missouri
23. Arizona
24. Boise State
25. Oklahoma State
