The College Football Playoff Committee ranked Miami fourth in its initial 2024 rankings. Miami would be the third seed in the CFP and their ranking of fourth matches where the Hurricanes are in the week 11 Associated Press Top 25 and the US LBM Coaches Poll. Oregon is first, Ohio State second and Georgia third.
Georgia and Miami would move up to the second and third seeds. The top four conference champions are guaranteed to be the first through fourth seeds. Either Ohio State or Oregon would drop to the fifth seed. Miami is projected to play the winner of sixth-seeded Texas and 11th seed Alabama.
Texas is the fifth-ranked team in the CFP bracket, but the sixth-seeded team. Texas, Penn State, Tennessee and Indiana all dropped one spot from the ranking to their projected seed. BYU is the ninth-ranked team in the CFP but would move up to the fourth seed as the fourth-highest-ranked conference champion.
Ohio State second and Georgia third are inverse of the week 11 polls. The fourth (Miami) through 13th (SMU) ranked teams in CFP Rankings are identical to the week 11 AP Top 25. SMU is the first team out of the CFP and the likely opponent for Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game.
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Miami could have a chance to move up in the rankings and seedings after conference championship games are played. Potential losses by Georgia or Ohio State could move Miami up to as high as sixth. Miami finishes the regular season at Georgia Tech, versus Wake Forest and at Syracuse.
This week has a pair of big games that could impact the College Football Playoff rankings released next week. Georgia plays at number 16 Mississippi and Alabama plays at 11th ranked LSU in what should be an elimination game. Georgia plays at Tennessee on November 16 in another key game.
The weekend of November 23 features a game for Miami fans to watch with Indiana at Ohio State. Texas at number 14 Texas A&M on November 30 is by far the biggest game during the final weekend of the regular season. Five SEC teams, including Texas and Texas A&M, have one conference loss.