College Football Playoff announces rankings reveal schedule for 2026
By Andrew Olson
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The 2026 college football season is under a month away from kicking off. In about 3 months, the College Football Playoff selection committee will reveal its top 25 teams.
On Thursday, the CFP announced the rankings reveal schedule for the 2026 season. It all starts on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Rankings reveals will continue on Tuesdays up until Selection Sunday, Dec. 6 when the 12-team Playoff field is revealed with matchups, dates and locations. All rankings reveals will be broadcast on ESPN.
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While the CFP remains at 12 teams for the 2026 season, there is one change of note for the season. In previous years, the 12 bids went to the 5 highest-ranked conference champions and next 7 highest-ranked teams. Starting this season, it is officially designated as bids for the Power 4 champions (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC) and the highest-ranked team from the Group of 6 (American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, Sun Belt). Notre Dame will only be included if it is one of the top 12 teams.
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