College Football Playoff Predictor 2026

Pick the champions, set the final ranking, and see who makes the 12.

Starting point: the committee’s ranking of November 10 and today’s conference leaders.

1. Conference champions

2. Final ranking

Move teams up or down to set the ranking you expect on Selection Day.

  1. 1Georgia8-1 Seed 1
  2. 2Utah9-0 Seed 2
  3. 3Alabama7-2 Seed 3
  4. 4UCLA9-0 Seed 4
  5. 5Notre Dame8-1 Seed 5
  6. 6Texas7-2 Seed 6
  7. 7Miami8-1 Seed 7
  8. 8Tennessee7-2 Seed 8
  9. 9Indiana8-1 Seed 9
  10. 10BYU7-2 Seed 10
  11. 11Kentucky7-2 Seed 11
  12. 12Texas Tech8-1
  13. 13Wake Forest8-1
  14. 14Houston7-2
  15. 15Iowa7-2
  16. 16Oregon6-3
  17. 17South Carolina6-3
  18. 18USC7-2
  19. 19Ole Miss6-3
  20. 20Ohio State6-3
  21. 21LSU6-3
  22. 22Missouri6-3
  23. 23Arizona7-2
  24. 24Boise State8-1 Seed 12
  25. 25Oklahoma State6-3

3. The field

  1. 1Georgia8-1First-round bye. SEC champion
  2. 2Utah9-0First-round bye. Big 12 champion
  3. 3Alabama7-2First-round bye. At-large
  4. 4UCLA9-0First-round bye. Big Ten champion
  5. 5Notre Dame8-1Notre Dame, ranked in the top 12
  6. 6Texas7-2At-large
  7. 7Miami8-1ACC champion
  8. 8Tennessee7-2At-large
  9. 9Indiana8-1At-large
  10. 10BYU7-2At-large
  11. 11Kentucky7-2At-large
  12. 12Boise State8-1Highest-ranked Group of Six team

First four out

  • Texas Tech 8-1
  • Wake Forest 8-1
  • Houston 7-2
  • Iowa 7-2

4. Your bracket

First round, Dec 18–19

Quarterfinals

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Championship, Jan 25

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Click a team to send it through each round.

Questions people ask

How does the 12-team College Football Playoff work in 2026?

Five spots are automatic: the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC champions, and the highest-ranked team from the American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 and Sun Belt, even if it did not win its league. Notre Dame is in if it is ranked in the top 12. The other spots go to the highest-ranked teams left. Teams are then seeded 1 to 12 straight by the committee’s ranking, and the top four skip the first round.

Who is in the playoff right now?

With the committee's ranking of November 10 and today's conference leaders as champions, the top four seeds would be Georgia, Utah, Alabama, UCLA. Change the champions or the ranking above to see your own field.

When are the 2026 CFP rankings and Selection Day?

The committee publishes its ranking on Tuesday nights: November 3, 10, 17 and 24 and December 1. The 12-team field is announced on Selection Day, Sunday, December 6, 2026, at noon Eastern.

When are the playoff games?

First-round games are on December 18 and 19 at the higher seed’s stadium (5 vs 12, 6 vs 11, 7 vs 10, 8 vs 9). The quarterfinals are the Fiesta Bowl on December 30 and the Cotton, Peach and Rose Bowls on January 1. The semifinals are the Orange Bowl on January 14 and the Sugar Bowl on January 15, and the national championship is on January 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Is this the Allstate Playoff Predictor?

No. That is ESPN’s sponsored model, which runs its own numbers. This predictor is independent and lets you set the conference champions and the final ranking yourself, then fill in the bracket.