my predicted rankings…uga, utah, iu, alabama, ucla, ND, Texas, Miami,
TN, TT, Wake, Ky
TN, TT, Wake, Ky
Still lots of football left. If we hold form, we'll be getting a first round bye.
Note - last year I was confident that Miami would not jump us, so my opinion is meaningless.
Last season was last season. This is 2026. IU has beaten North Texas, Howard, Western Kentucky, Northwestern, Rutgers, lost to OSU, and went to OT with hapless Michigan and Minnesota. I would move IU aftter Miami in your list.
to put ND at No. 9.
The CFP will everything to keep ND from being ranked too high and in a spot where they will have to play the most difficult route to the Championship game.
If the CFP does this we should call it, the Toney Effect. ESPN and other ND haters are already using it saying ND should only be ranked as high as 8 or 9 and Miami should drop to 3 or 4.
So they can drop them to 12 or 13 at the end. They will say ND did not win by enough if they win the last 3 games.