# College Football Playoff Rankings Send a Warning to One-Loss Contenders

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Sports Illustrated, Nov 11, 2026, 7:45 AM · Read it: <https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/news/college-football-playoff-rankings-send-a-warning-to-one-loss-contenders-01m757phegqc>

The second installment of the College Football Playoff rankings sent a strong message to a handful of one-loss contenders.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 10:28 PM: [USC ranked No. 18 in second College Football Playoff rankings](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/usc-ranked-no-18-second-042837608.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Trojans rose two spots from where they were ranked last week, but still have a lot to prove entering the home stretch of the regular season
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:45 AM: [College Football Playoff Rankings Send a Warning to One-Loss Contenders](<https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/news/college-football-playoff-rankings-send-a-warning-to-one-loss-contenders-01m757phegqc>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  The second installment of the College Football Playoff rankings sent a strong message to a handful of one-loss contenders.