The first CFP rankings lean hard SEC: Georgia No. 2, Alabama No. 5 as the top two-loss team, Kentucky No. 6, Texas No. 7, and 10 SEC teams in the top 25

The first CFP top 25 is an SEC party. 🏈 2 Georgia 5 Alabama 6 Kentucky 7 Texas 10 Ole Miss 13 Tennessee 14 LSU 18 Missouri 21 South Carolina 24 Florida No. 5 Bama comes to No. 14 LSU on Saturday.

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The first CFP rankings lean hard SEC: Georgia No. 2, Alabama No. 5 as the top two-loss team, Kentucky No. 6, Texas No. 7, and 10 SEC teams in the top 25

The first CFP top 25 is an SEC party. 🏈 2 Georgia 5 Alabama 6 Kentucky 7 Texas 10 Ole Miss 13 Tennessee 14 LSU 18 Missouri 21 South Carolina 24 Florida No. 5 Bama comes to No. 14 LSU on Saturday.

Source: CFP · Selection committee releases first rankings of 2026 / NBC Sports · CFP rankings reaction: SEC sitting pretty

Sources

  1. https://collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2026/11/3/rankings
  2. https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-rankings-reaction-sec-sitting-pretty-cfp-committees-inconsistent-logic
  3. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2026/11/03/first-cfp-rankings-2026-how-many-sec-teams-top-25-college-football-playoff/92595976007/