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CBS Sports puts Miami atop its playoff prediction

Richard Johnson's projected bracket opens a debate over Ohio State, Indiana and how much Notre Dame's schedule should count.

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CFP Rankings Lookahead: Predicting the First 2026 College Football Playoff Top 12

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1:06The panel assesses Ohio State's playoff prospects after its loss at USC.
6:27McFadden says Indiana's offensive struggles keep it outside his current top five despite its elite defense.
11:05Johnson names Wake Forest his biggest riser after dominant wins.
14:38Johnson projects Miami, Georgia, Notre Dame and Utah as his bracket's top four teams.
16:40McFadden and Kerrigan question whether the final playoff field will contain only three SEC teams.
22:01McFadden argues that Notre Dame's schedule should put a potential two-loss team behind two-loss SEC contenders.

Does a close win tell you more than a damaging loss? CBS Sports HQ's playoff desk has plenty to untangle, with Indiana surviving Minnesota in overtime and Ohio State falling at USC.

"CFP Rankings Lookahead: Predicting the First 2026 College Football Playoff Top 12" was the most watched of CBS Sports' new uploads this week, approaching 100,000 views. Hakem Dermish hosts Richard Johnson, Bryant McFadden and Ryan Kerrigan for a discussion that keeps returning to the difference between a team's record and how convincing it looks.

Johnson puts Miami at the top of his projected bracket, followed by Georgia, Notre Dame and Utah. Indiana's win doesn't secure his confidence: he leaves the Hoosiers outside his top five, while McFadden points to offensive struggles despite their strong defense. The Notre Dame discussion gets especially pointed, with the panel questioning whether its schedule supplies enough signature wins. Viewers pick up those same threads, debating Ohio State's treatment and whether Notre Dame deserves its position.

College football wasn't the whole menu. The channel posted 21 uploads, including Minnesota-Indiana highlights and Ben DiNucci joining McFadden and Justin Simmons to assess Dallas' overtime collapse against Arizona. The Lions-Vikings recap currently has the strongest daily viewing momentum, with the AP poll reaction and playoff projection close behind.

Across the channel, the week brought about 5.3 million views while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is running above its usual level. Nearby sports channels have contrasting rhythms: ESPN College Football and The Rich Eisen Show are drawing roughly twice their typical daily views, while SportsCenter NEXT is near its norm. For CBS Sports, the busiest conversations are firmly on the football desk.

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So wait Ohio state with 2 losses and a backup qb has everything in front of them but Texas who beat them doesn’t????
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I think now that we have a playoff, one that (for better or worse) is going to expand next year, we should bring the BCS computer system back to help eliminate some of this two conference bias.
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Gonna be the best college football playoffs ever 😂
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