College Football Playoff Rankings prediction: Miami on top, surprise SEC team begins in top four
The Hurricanes are poised to sit atop the initial top 25 release on Tuesday, while a new metric could push a surprising SEC contender into the top four…
College Football Playoff: What Happened
CBS Sports reported on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 in a story involving SEC, College Football Playoff, Miami. Here is how the report opens:
The Hurricanes are poised to sit atop the initial top 25 release on Tuesday, while a new metric could push a surprising SEC contender into the top four…
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It is one of many College Football stories we are following today. Below are the key takeaways, how the story is being reported across the sport, background on College Football Playoff and what to watch next.
Key Takeaways
- The story: College Football Playoff Rankings prediction: Miami on top, surprise SEC team begins in top four
- Who’s involved: SEC, College Football Playoff, Miami and Hurricanes
- League: College Football
- First reported: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 by CBS Sports
How Other Outlets Are Covering It
The same CFB story, as reported by 0 other outlets:
- Tom Fornelli's College Football Power Ratings: Georgia and Miami remain on top, but cracks begin to showCBS Sports Georgia holds the top spot despite shaky quarterback play as the calendar turns to November and the margin for error disappears for every national title contender
Background: College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is an annual single-elimination tournament held to determine a national champion for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of college football competition in the United States. It culminates in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. The inaugural tournament was held at the end of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season under a four-team format. The CFP Board of Managers voted in 2023 to expand the playoff to 12 teams beginning in 2024, an arrangement that will last at least through the end of the 2026 season.
Text from Wikipedia’s College Football Playoff article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Hurricanes are poised to sit atop the initial top 25 release on Tuesday, while a new metric could push a surprising SEC contender into the top four… CBS Sports reported the story on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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