Pate's Week 9 CFP bracket

Sports · Heat 2.4 / 10 · 2 shows · 11m airtime

Josh Pate released an updated 12-team College Football Playoff bracket projection on October 28, 2026, putting Indiana first, Ohio State eighth and Utah eleventh, with Miami beating Georgia for the title. The bracket also has Notre Dame second, Georgia third, Miami fourth, BYU fifth, Alabama sixth, UCLA seventh, Kentucky ninth and LSU tenth. The open question is how the committee would treat an 11-2 Utah whose only losses came to BYU.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-27 (10:02 to 13:37)
   Argues no team is dominant before the first rankings
   Pate, in conversation with Eisen, argues there is no dominant team this season and that the first committee rankings, out next week, will be the real test - especially for a fifth-ranked Notre Dame with a loss. Framing and prediction, not a new bracket.
2. Josh Pate's College Football Show, 2026-10-28 (30:19 to 38:06)
   Walks through Pate's updated 12-team bracket
   Walks through Pate's updated 12-team bracket: Indiana to the top seed, Ohio State back in at eight after the reversal, Utah in at eleven, and Miami over Georgia in the final. The open question is how the committee would weigh an 11-2 Utah against a 9-3 Texas.
   New angle: Pate's bracket has Indiana first, Ohio State eighth and Utah eleventh, with Miami beating Georgia for the title.