Miami tops 1st CFP rankings as date with No. 11 Notre Dame looms
The 8-0 Miami Hurricanes took the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff's first rankings release Tuesday night, followed by Georgia at No. 2.
Covered by 3 sources from United States. First reported by CBS Sports ·
How 3 newspapers cover this story
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Miami tops 1st CFP rankings as date with No. 11 Notre Dame looms
The 8-0 Miami Hurricanes took the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff's first rankings release Tuesday night, followed by Georgia at No. 2.
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Coverage details
3 outlets from United States are covering this story: CBS Sports, Fox News and ESPN. CBS Sports published it first, on November 3, 2026; the last outlet to join was ESPN, 11 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: College Football Playoff, Georgia, CFP, Notre Dame and Alabama.
In total 11 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
