The average seed for Miami fell to 8.08 in the updated College Football Playoff projections by ESPN. Four ESPN writers project Miami as a seven seed, three have the Hurricanes as an eight seed and five as a nine seed. Five teams are projected as the first-round opponent for Miami in the CFP.
The most common CFP opponent for Miami in the ESPN projections is BYU. Andrea Adelson and Heather Dinich project Miami as a seven seed hosting 10th-seeded BYU in the first round. David Hale projects Miami as a nine-seed at eighth-seeded BYU.
Adam Rittenberg and Dave Wilson project Miami as an eight seed hosting ninth-seeded BYU. BYU and Miami are tied for 10th in the week 10 Associated Press Top 25. The USA Today Coaches Poll ranks Miami ninth and BYU 10th.
Kyle Bonagura is the lone ESPN writer who projects Miami as a nine-seed at eighth-seeded Georgia Tech. Bill Connelly and Mark Schlabach project Miami as a nine-seed at eighth-seeded Oregon. Eli Lederman and Max Olson project Miami as a seven seed hosting 10th 10th-seeded Mississippi.
ESPN Writer | Miami CFP Seed | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
Andrea Adelson | 7 | 10) BYU |
Kyle Bonagura | 9 | 8) Georgia Tech |
Bill Connelly | 9 | 8) Oregon |
Heather Dinich | 7 | 10) BYU |
David Hale | 9 | 8) BYU |
Eli Lederman | 7 | 10) Mississippi |
Max Olson | 7 | 10) Mississippi |
Adam Rittenberg | 8 | 9) BYU |
Mark Schlabach | 9 | 8) Oregon |
Jake Trotter | 8 | 9) Vanderbilt |
Paolo Uggetti | 9 | 8) Mississippi |
Dave Wilson | 8 | 9) BYU |
Paolo Uggetti projects Miami as a nine seed at eighth-seeded Mississippi and Jake Trotter has Miami as an eight seed hosting ninth-seeded Vanderbilt. Six of the 12 ESPN writers. The first College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday, November 3.
Oregon is currently sixth in the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll. Georgia Tech and Mississippi split seventh and eighth in the national polls. Vanderbilt is ninth in the AP Top 25 and 11th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The national polls do not figure into the CFP rankings.
Miami is at SMU on Saturday in a key game in the race for a berth in the ACC Championship Game. Miami is 2-1 in the ACC and SMU is 3-1. Georgia Tech leads the ACC with a 5-0 record and is 8-0 overall. Virginia is 4-0 in the ACC. Five ACC teams have one conference loss.