Georgia FootballWednesday, November 4
Georgia lands at No. 2 in the first College Football Playoff ranking of 2026
The Daily Athens team
If you missed Tuesday night's first College Football Playoff rankings: the committee put Georgia at No. 2, behind only undefeated Miami. Utah is third, and Indiana holds the last first-round bye slot at No. 4. If the 12-team playoff started today, the Bulldogs would skip the first round.
Georgia ranks second of 25 teams in the first CFP ranking
College Football Playoff committee's first 2026 ranking
2ndof 25
Sources: The Red & Black, WSB-TV
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| Place | Rank of 25 |
|---|---|
| Miami | 1st |
| Georgia | 2nd |
| Utah | 3rd |
| Indiana | 4th |
The jump follows a 27-8 win over Florida in Atlanta on Oct. 31. Georgia outrushed the Gators 217-48, and Jadan Baugh finished with 38 yards. Chris Cole's 66-yard fumble return put the game away. Florida checks in at No. 24.
Georgia beat Florida by 19 points and outrushed it 217-48
| Georgia | Measure | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Points | 8 |
| 217 | Rushing yards | 48 |
- Sacks of Florida: four
- Tackles for loss: 11
- Next up: at No. 10 Ole Miss, Sat., Nov. 7
- Playoff field unveiled: Sun., Dec. 6, at 12 p.m.
The committee releases new rankings every Tuesday night until conference championship weekend. After Ole Miss, Georgia faces No. 18 Missouri and No. 21 South Carolina.