# Pat Forde: The Latest CFP Rankings Show Why a 24-Team Playoff Will Be a Disaster > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/897299 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 2 outlets covering · First listed: Sports Illustrated, Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM · Read it: Nine SEC teams, six from the Big Ten and a whole lot of mediocrity—exactly what fans have repeatedly said they don’t want in a playoff. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 8:41 PM: [College Football Playoff: Kentucky is No. 11 in latest rankings]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Will Stein has guided the Wildcats to a 7-2 record and a legitimate opportunity to reach the College Football Playoff. - Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM: [Pat Forde: The Latest CFP Rankings Show Why a 24-Team Playoff Will Be a Disaster]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) Nine SEC teams, six from the Big Ten and a whole lot of mediocrity—exactly what fans have repeatedly said they don’t want in a playoff.