{"id":2290,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2290","headline":"CFP committee drops idle Indiana five spots in new rankings","dek":"Georgia and Alabama remain the committee's favorites while the ACC continues to get little respect.","body":"The College Football Playoff committee released its second set of rankings this week, and the big headline is a team that did not even play. Indiana had a bye but still fell five spots, leaving fans and analysts wondering how a program loses ground without taking the field.\n\nGeorgia and Alabama remain firmly in the committee's good graces, and the SEC in general continues to draw favorable treatment. The Big 12 is gaining some respect as well, while the ACC remains an afterthought in the committee's eyes.\n\nOregon and Notre Dame were among the biggest risers this week, climbing after strong showings. On the other end, Mississippi, Ohio State and LSU took the steepest tumbles. Miami also found itself on the wrong side of the committee's assessment, with analysts questioning whether the Hurricanes deserved better placement.\n\nWith one team already locked into the field according to current odds, eight others are favored to grab the remaining playoff spots, leaving the last few positions very much in play. Debate continues over whether the committee is overvaluing Alabama relative to teams like Tennessee, and whether idle teams like Indiana should be punished for simply not playing.","published_at":"2026-11-12T00:33:00.666659+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"What the CFP rankings got wrong about Indiana, Miami","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cfp-rankings-got-wrong-indiana-174156819.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"CFP odds: Big moves for Georgia, Alabama, Notre Dame; Indiana in danger after latest rankings","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7771548/2026/11/11/college-football-playoff-odds-georgia-alabama-notre-dame-indiana/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"College Football Playoff Rankings reaction: Alabama getting too much love, how did Indiana lose during a bye?","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-rankings-reaction-alabama-indiana/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"College Football Playoff rankings: Indiana plummets to No. 9 in latest poll","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-playoff-rankings-indiana-030822691.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Where did Indiana football land in CFP rankings ahead of USC matchup?","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/where-did-indiana-football-land-025308288.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Indiana football fell in CFP rankings ahead of big game vs USC","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indiana-football-fell-cfp-rankings-035215729.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"CFP's ranking of Alabama, Tennessee still doesn't make sense | Adams","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cfps-ranking-alabama-tennessee-still-040613699.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"CFP's ranking of Alabama, Tennessee still doesn't make sense | Adams","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cfps-ranking-alabama-tennessee-still-040613910.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Indiana football fell in CFP rankings ahead of big game vs USC","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indiana-football-fell-cfp-rankings-035215826.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"CFP chair Hunter Yurachek, CBS Sports’ Richard Johnson weigh in on Indiana’s surprising slide","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cfp-chair-hunter-yurachek-cbs-123746757.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Hoosiers Daily News: USC looms even larger after CFP rankings drop","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/hoosiers-daily-news-usc-looms-163000342.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"College Football Playoff winners & losers: Indiana massive loser entering Week 11","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-playoff-winners-losers-180132326.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Indiana football’s path to the playoff just got a lot clearer, narrower","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indiana-football-path-playoff-just-203000125.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/5a91b27a01dc50c4a4dced03ab0d1094c13f1de6ff72927b4475e4b9e5056f90/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fusa_today_sports_articles_558%2F4cfff16df489edfa567d298ef2a956d5.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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