# What would a 24-team College Football Playoff bracket look like after Tuesday’s rankings?

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4 outlets covering · First listed: The Athletic, Nov 11, 2026, 6:46 AM · Read it: <https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7773043/2026/11/11/college-football-playoff-24-team-bracket-schedule/>

Looking for late-season stakes? There are 34 power-conference teams with three losses or fewer who would be squarely in the hunt next year.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 8:48 PM: [College Football Names a Different No. 1 Team in Updated Playoff Rankings](<https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/rankings/college-football-rankings-playoff-new-no-1-team-week-11>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Who moved where as the new College Football Playoff rankings resorted the pecking order at the top of the poll moving deeper into November action.
- Nov 10, 2026, 10:36 PM: [College Football Playoff rankings: Where Big Ten teams rank in latest top 25](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-playoff-rankings-where-043602081.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  A look at where Big Ten teams are ranked in the latest CFP Top 25 rankings.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:46 AM: [What would a 24-team College Football Playoff bracket look like after Tuesday’s rankings?](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7773043/2026/11/11/college-football-playoff-24-team-bracket-schedule/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  Looking for late-season stakes? There are 34 power-conference teams with three losses or fewer who would be squarely in the hunt next year.
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:21 AM: [College Football Playoff format for 24-team field: How rankings would look in 2026](<https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-24-team-projection-2026-bracket/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  Under the new playoff format, which debuts in 2027, eight teams receive first-round byes, with campus sites hosting the first two rounds
