{
  "id": 18878098,
  "title": "Projecting College Football Playoff rankings entering Week 11",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/projecting-college-football-playoff-rankings-entering-week-11",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T06:22:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/projecting-college-football-playoff-rankings-062208038.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 11 brings a new set of College Football Playoff rankings. Miami drops to No. 7 after a tough 31-24 loss to Notre Dame, trailing 24-3 in the second quarter due to star wideout Malachi Toney's absence. Two undefeated teams remain: UCLA and Utah, each beginning with the letter U. Michigan's Kyle Whittingham, recently appointed to Michigan, watches the Utes (9-0) prepare for Arizona. In the second round matchups, Texas Tech (8-1) faces Oklahoma State, USC (7-2) travels to Indiana, Wake Forest (8-1) meets SMU, Tennessee (7-2) squares off against Texas A&M, and Texas (7-2) hosts LSU. Miami prepares for a Week 12 showdown against Duke. Notre Dame (8-1) awaits Boston College. UCLA (9-0) takes on Illinois, Indiana (8-1) confronts USC, Alabama (7-2) travels to Vanderbilt, and Utah (9-0) anticipates an Arizona contest. Georgia concludes the rankings at No. 1, set to clash with Missouri in their final game.",
  "summary": "Miami falls as No. 1 and only two undefeated teams remain in college football. See the latest CFP ranking predictions.",
  "key_points": [
    "Miami ranked No. 7 after losing to Notre Dame 31-24",
    "UCLA and Utah remain undefeated with 9-0 records",
    "Georgia ranked No. 1, set to play Missouri in final game"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The loss of key personnel and recent upsets are reshuffling the postseason landscape as undefeated programs like UCLA and Utah distance themselves from the rest of the field.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}