CFB Multiverse: 2026 CFP Semifinal Preview - Big Picture
Schedule Performance
The Indiana Hoosiers are the only undefeated team heading into the Semifinal Round of the 2026 College Football Playoff. They entered the CFP with the #1 seed and have turned out to be this season’s juggernaut. Fellow Big Ten member Oregon had the second highest seeding, #5, and tied for second in terms of records going into the Semifinals. The duck’s one lass during so far during the 2025-26 season came in their sixth game at the hands of Indiana.
Ole Miss earned the #6 seed and is the SEC’s last program standing. Their one loss came in the 7th game to conference champion runner-up, Georgia. The team from Oxford made up for that in a repeat matchup against the Bulldogs to advance through the Quarterfinal.
Miami (FL) entered the 2026 CFP with the #10 seed and a lot of speculation surrounding their regular season resume. They dropped two games, with both opponents being ACC members. The first was in their 6th matchup and against Louisville. The other lass was in their second matchup and against SMU.
Points Scored
Indiana: 583 (27.96%)
Oregon: 532 (25.52%)
Ole Miss: 527 (25.28%)
Miami (FL): 443 (21.25%)
The Miami (FL) Hurricanes were the outlier with only 443 points scored, compared with an average of 547 points score by the other Semifinalists.
Points Allowed
Indiana: 144 (17.48%)
Miami (FL): 183 (22.21%)
Oregon: 212 (25.73%)
Ole Miss: 285 (34.59%)
Ole Miss accounted for an outsized 35% of points allowed by the 2026 CFP Semifinalists. Opponents tallied up 285 yards against Ole Miss, compared with 144 points for Indiana. Miami (FL) and Oregon were in the middle.
Point Differential
Indiana: +439
Oregon: +320
Miami (FL): +260
Ole Miss: +242
The Big Ten representatives are heading into the Semifinals with the stronger resume, in terms of point differential. The Hoosiers overall differential through 14 games is +439 and the differential for Oregon is +320.
Miami (FL) and Ole Miss were on the lower end of the spectrum.
