Miami moved up two spots to 11th in the ESPN Football Power Index that was updated on Sunday. The Associated Press Top 25 ranked Miami 14th and the USA Today Coaches Poll has the Hurricanes 15th in the national polls released on Sunday.
Miami is projected to finish the regular season with 9.7 wins and 2.4 losses in the ESPN simulations. Miami has a 63.1 percent chance to win out, a 4.7 percent chance to win the ACC and a 10.9 percent chance to earn a College Football Playoff berth per the FPI.
The Hurricanes are 16th in ESPN FPI strength of record, 43rd in strength of schedule, have the 47th remaining SOS, are ninth in game control and fifth in average in-game win probability. Miami finishes the season at Virginia Tech on Saturday and Pittsburgh on November 29.
Miami is 14th in overall efficiency, 30th in offensive efficiency, sixth in defensive efficiency and 82nd in defensive efficiency. The Hurricanes are 27th nationally, averaging 33.7 points per game and 34th, posting 427.7 yards per game.
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Miami is seventh, allowing 14.2 PPG and ninth, permitting 270.9 total yards per game. The Hurricanes are fourth in the ACC in PPG and fifth in total offense. Miami leads the ACC in points allowed per game and is first in total defense.
Miami is first in the ACC in FPI. SMU at 25th in the FPI is second among ACC teams. SMU is the third favorite to win the ACC at 19.5 percent, Georgia Tech is the favorite to win the ACC at 36.0 percent and Virginia is second at 33.0 percent.
Miami needs to continue winning games big to boost its resume. Blowout wins while being in control for the entire game will help the metrics for Miami and with the perception from the College Football Playoff committee. The next CFP rankings are released on Tuesday.