2026-27 Week 10 College Football Playoff, bowl projections - ESPN

It was a week circled on every college football fan's calendar, and Week 10 did not disappoint. We saw seven ranked matchups play out, six top-15 teams lose and one upset.

In Week 10, No. 1 Miami lost to No. 11 Notre Dame in a rematch that had major College Football Playoff implications last season and figures to this year as well. No. 3 Utah and No. 8 UCLA remained undefeated after a big Holy War rivalry game victory for the Utes against No. 9 BYU, and the Bruins' conference win on the road against Minnesota. No. 12 Ohio State lost for the second straight week against a conference opponent as the Buckeyes fell to 6-3 with a home loss to Oregon, and No. 5 Alabama gained a big conference road win against No. 14 LSU.

Following all that, we take a look at how the postseason picture shifted after Week 10.

New to the 2026 season, the Power 4 conference champions will receive automatic bids to the CFP along with the highest-ranked Group of 6 team regardless of whether it is a league champ. The remaining slots in the 12-team field will go to the next seven highest-ranked teams. Notre Dame is guaranteed a spot in the field if it is among the top 12 teams.

The four highest-ranked teams (not necessarily conference champions) will be awarded first-round byes. The other eight teams will meet in first-round games at the campus sites of seeds 5 through 8.

The festivities of bowl season kick off with the Cricket Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 12 and wrap up with the CFP National Championship game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Jan. 25.

ESPN bowl gurus Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach will make their predictions for all the postseason matchups every week of the season until the actual matchups are set