Coach Griff’s CFP Top 15: Miami No. 1, Indiana No. 5 | November 2, 2026
Miami leads the way. Indiana checks in at No. 5. Here is Coach Griff’s personal CFP Top 15 for November 2, 2026—and the full Hoosier Football Tailgate video reveal.
The ballot is in, and the conversation is open. This edition puts unbeaten Miami at No. 1, Georgia at No. 2, and Utah and UCLA in the next two spots. The Hoosiers complete the top five at 8-1. Watch the countdown below, then take a look at the complete list and make your case.
Coach Griff’s personal rankings — not official CFP committee rankings. This ballot is dated November 2, 2026. It is an independent HFT opinion, not an AP poll or a statement on behalf of the CFP selection committee.
Watch the Top 15 reveal
The 1-minute, 50-second presentation opens with two fictional AI studio hosts discussing the ballot, then counts down from No. 15 to No. 1 before displaying the complete rankings graphic. The rankings are Coach Griff’s; the AI hosts present the reveal.
The standard: résumé first
The principle on this ballot is straightforward: résumé first, with head-to-head results considered when teams are comparable. An overall record is part of the discussion, but the conversation should also examine what a team has accomplished and how the teams being compared stack up.
That gives us something more useful to discuss than whether a familiar name should automatically sit above another program. If you disagree with a placement, bring the comparison: which team should move, which team should take its place, and what supports that change?
Miami at No. 1—and an unbeaten pair behind Georgia
Miami owns the top spot at 8-0, with 7-1 Georgia second. Utah and UCLA are also unbeaten at 8-0, sitting third and fourth. That creates an obvious point of debate at the top: would you keep this order, or move one of those unbeaten teams ahead of Georgia?
The records are listed beside every team so readers can follow the same ballot shown in the video. They are the records supplied for this November 2 edition, rather than a rolling update to the rankings.
Indiana at No. 5: the Hoosier conversation
For HFT viewers, Indiana’s placement is the focal point. The 8-1 Hoosiers sit immediately behind UCLA and ahead of BYU and Notre Dame, both 7-1. That is the comparison to discuss: does No. 5 fit Indiana’s body of work, or would you place the Hoosiers elsewhere?
For the wider team discussion, revisit our Minnesota review and playoff-picture preview. This page preserves the ballot itself so the video, graphic and written list all tell the same story.
Coach Griff’s complete CFP Top 15
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 8-0 |
| 2 | Georgia | 7-1 |
| 3 | Utah | 8-0 |
| 4 | UCLA | 8-0 |
| 5 | Indiana | 8-1 |
| 6 | BYU | 7-1 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 7-1 |
| 8 | Alabama | 6-2 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 7-1 |
| 10 | Texas | 6-2 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 6-2 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 6-2 |
| 13 | LSU | 6-2 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 7-1 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 7-1 |
Your turn: challenge the ballot
Which team is too high, too low, or missing? Start with the one change you would make. Would Miami remain your No. 1? Does Indiana belong at No. 5? And if you add a team outside this list, who comes out?
Leave your argument in the comments. Give us the team, the placement and the football case behind it. That is where a rankings reveal turns into a worthwhile HFT conversation.
