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    Notre Dame jumped from #11 to #5 in the CFP rankings for beating #1 Miami. Nobody who beat the CFP's #1 had ever moved up more than 4 spots

    From the Nov. 10 CFP ranking

    Source: CFP rankings since 2014, plus CollegeFootballData game results ·

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    • Notre Dame (8-1) beat #1 Miami 31 to 24 on Nov. 7 and went from #11 to #5 in the committee's ranking.
    • Seven teams had beaten the committee's #1 with another ranking still to come. None moved up more than 4 spots.
    • Alabama did it in 2014 and 2023, and Auburn did it twice in 2017.
    • It's also the biggest one-week jump into the top 5 since the CFP rankings began in 2014. The old high was 4 spots.

    Every team that beat the committee's #1 with another ranking still to come

    SeasonTeamBeatMoveSpots up
    2026Notre DameMiami#11 to #56
    2014AlabamaMississippi State#5 to #14
    2017AuburnGeorgia#10 to #64
    2017AuburnAlabama#6 to #24
    2023AlabamaGeorgia#8 to #44
    2021AlabamaGeorgia#3 to #12
    2022GeorgiaTennessee#3 to #12
    2025IndianaOhio State#2 to #11
    Where would you put Notre Dame?

    Alabama is the #3 team in the country with two losses and no top-10 wins. That's the first time in CFP history a two-loss team has been ranked that high at this point in the season.

    From the Nov. 10 CFP ranking

    Source: CFP rankings since 2014, plus CollegeFootballData game results ·

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    • Before this year, the earliest a two-loss team made the CFP top 4 was Nov. 28, 2017, when Auburn was #2.
    • In the Nov. 10 ranking, Alabama's three wins over the CFP top 25 are #11 Kentucky, #17 South Carolina and #21 LSU.
    • Its two losses are to #1 Georgia and #8 Tennessee, the only top-10 teams it has played.
    • Checked against CFP rankings since 2014, with each team's losses counted from its game results.

    Every two-loss team in the CFP top 4

    DateTeamRecordRank
    Nov. 10, 2026Alabama7-2#3
    Nov. 28, 2017Auburn10-2#2
    Dec. 8, 2024Georgia11-2#2
    Dec. 8, 2024Texas11-2#3
    Dec. 8, 2024Penn State11-2#4
    Where would you put Alabama?

    #11 Notre Dame is the lowest-ranked team ever to beat a CFP #1. The AP had them #4.

    From the Nov. 10 CFP ranking

    Source: CFP rankings since 2014, the AP poll and CollegeFootballData game results ·

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    • Notre Dame was #11 in the Nov. 3 CFP ranking when it beat #1 Miami 31-24 on Nov. 7.
    • The old mark was #10 Auburn over #1 Georgia in 2017. Then #8 Alabama over #1 Georgia in 2023.
    • No unranked team has ever beaten a CFP #1. A CFP #1 has lost 15 times since 2014.
    • The AP had Notre Dame #4 that week, 7 spots higher than the committee.

    The lowest-ranked teams to beat a CFP #1

    SeasonWinnerBeatScore
    2026#11 Notre Dame#1 Miami31-24
    2017#10 Auburn#1 Georgia40-17
    2023#8 Alabama#1 Georgia27-24
    2017#6 Auburn#1 Alabama26-14
    2024#6 Ohio State#1 Oregon41-21
    Where would you put Notre Dame?

    9-0 UCLA is ranked behind two-loss Alabama in the CFP top 4. The only other unbeaten top-4 team ranked behind a two-loss team was Wisconsin in 2017.

    From the Nov. 10 CFP ranking

    Source: CFP rankings since 2014, plus CollegeFootballData game results ·

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    • In the Nov. 10 CFP ranking, Alabama (7-2) is #3 and UCLA (9-0) is #4.
    • On Nov. 28, 2017, 12-0 Wisconsin was #4, behind 10-2 Auburn at #2.
    • Checked against CFP rankings since 2014, with each team's losses counted from its game results.

    Unbeaten teams ranked behind a two-loss team in the CFP top 4

    RankingUnbeaten teamRanked behind
    Nov. 10, 2026#4 UCLA, 9-0#3 Alabama, 7-2
    Nov. 28, 2017#4 Wisconsin, 12-0#2 Auburn, 10-2
    Where would you put UCLA?

    Indiana fell 5 spots in the CFP rankings without playing. No team in CFP history had dropped more than 3 on a bye week

    From the Nov. 10 CFP ranking

    Source: CFP rankings since 2014, plus CollegeFootballData game results ·

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    • Indiana (8-1) was #4 in the committee's ranking on Nov. 3 and #9 on Nov. 10, 2026.
    • Indiana didn't play in between. Its last game was a 23 to 16 win over Minnesota on Oct. 31.
    • Before tonight, no team that didn't play between two CFP rankings had fallen more than 3 spots.
    • Penn State fell from #8 to #11 in 2022 and Nebraska from #13 to #16 in 2014, both on a bye.
    • Checked against the CFP rankings from 2014 to 2025, using each team's game dates.

    The biggest drops in the CFP rankings for a team that didn't play that week

    SeasonTeamBeforeAfterSpots
    2026Indiana#4#95
    2022Penn State#8#113
    2014Nebraska#13#163
    2021Oklahoma#14#162
    2020USC#18#202
    2016Houston#24Out of the top 252+
    2020Colorado#25Out of the top 251+

    The committee ranks only 25 teams, so we can't say how far Houston or Colorado fell.

    Where would you put Indiana?

    Miami fell from #1 to #7, tying the biggest drop ever for a CFP #1. Georgia fell the same 6 spots in 2017

    From the Nov. 10 CFP ranking

    Source: CFP rankings since 2014, plus CollegeFootballData game results ·

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    • Miami was #1 at 8-0 on Nov. 3 and #7 at 8-1 on Nov. 10, 2026, after losing 31 to 24 at Notre Dame on Nov. 7.
    • Georgia also fell from #1 to #7 in 2017, after losing 40 to 17 at Auburn.
    • No other CFP #1 had fallen more than 5 spots in the next ranking.
    • Checked against the CFP rankings from 2014 to 2025, plus tonight's.

    Every time the CFP's #1 fell in the next ranking

    SeasonTeamNext rankRecord thenSpots
    2026Miami#78-16
    2017Georgia#79-16
    2023Georgia#612-15
    2022Tennessee#58-14
    2017Alabama#511-14
    2014Mississippi State#49-13
    2021Georgia#312-12
    2025Ohio State#212-11
    2023Ohio State#210-01
    2019Ohio State#29-01
    2019LSU#211-01
    2019Ohio State#213-01
    Where would you put Miami?