Georgia's 42-7 win over Ole Miss may have been the best win in all of college football this season, and the CFP committee just rewarded them by moving them up a spot to No. 1 in the country. There somehow is a little bit of controversy surrounding this ranking though.
Some fans and analysts believe Utah should be ranked No. 1 instead of Georgia. There might be a small argument in Utah's favor, but looking at the total picture shows that these two teams aren't even that close to each other.
Utah should be the #1 team in the country.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) November 8, 2026
The undefeated Utah Utes should be the No. 1 team in the nation next week. pic.twitter.com/yr6zqCqqAL
— CFB Kings (@CFBKings) November 8, 2026
Utah's resume can't stand next to Georgia
Utah only has one argument for why they should be No. 1 over Georgia, their undefeated 9-0 record. While that is impressive it is against a weak schedule compared to what UGA has faced.
Utah has only played two teams with a pulse this season. They obviously won those games against Houston and BYU, but they only won each game by eight points. They also had the benefit of playing both of these games in their home stadium as well.
Meanwhile Georgia has two much better wins against Alabama and Ole Miss. Both of these wins were on the road and included their 35-point thrashing of Ole Miss this past weekend. Georgia also beat Florida at a neutral site as well which isn't that much worse than Utah's win over Houston.
Other than those two wins though Utah hasn't played anyone. Georgia on the other hand has played a couple other strong opponents like Oklahoma and they still have to play Missouri and South Carolina this season.
Utah deserves credit for being 9-0, but there is still a large gap between what they've done this season and what Georgia has accomplished even after factoring in UGA's loss to Auburn.
CFP committee gave Georgia two more chances for a marquee win
Up next for Georgia is a home game against Missouri. The latest AP Poll sent Missouri outside of their top 25 rankings, but the committee has them at No. 22. So this weekend the Bulldogs have another chance to earn a ranked win in Sanford Stadium.
After facing Missouri the Bulldogs will hit the road one final time and head to South Carolina. The Gamecocks are winners of four in a row and are No. 17 in the latest CFP rankings.
Georgia will be big favorites against both teams, but it will not be easy for them to win both of these games.
Every SEC team ranked in the updated CFP rankings
Rank | Team |
|---|---|
1 | Georgia |
3 | Alabama |
6 | Texas |
8 | Tennessee |
11 | Kentucky |
17 | South Carolina |
19 | Ole Miss |
21 | LSU |
22 | Missouri |
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