Hunter Yurachek reveals most significant debate among CFP Committee regarding Week 11 rankings
By Jacob Moss
Published:
The second College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings of the 2026 season were officially revealed on Tuesday night, and the selection committee once again stirred up plenty of controversy with some of its decisions.
Following the release, committee chairman and Arkansas Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek joined David Pollack and Takeo Spikes on Wednesday afternoon to break down the biggest debate committee members faced while putting together the Week 11 rankings.
“I think the biggest talking point was where we put the teams at 4, 5, 6 and 7,” Yurachek said. “I think that we were pretty solid with Georgia at 1, Utah at 2 and Alabama at 3, but when you look at the next grouping if UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas and Miami, I think that was the most significant debate that we had throughout the course of the rankings this weekend.”
It’s somewhat surprising to hear Yurachek describe this cluster of teams in the top 10 as the committee’s most significant debate, considering many fans and analysts were far more perturbed by the decision to rank one-loss Georgia ahead of undefeated Utah or drop Indiana to No. 9 despite the Hoosiers being on a bye.
With several weeks of action still remaining, Yurachek and the rest of the committee will have plenty more to debate about leading up to the final CFP Top 25 rankings on Selection Sunday.
