Miami, top unchanged post week 9 12-team College Football Playoff rankings prediction
LSU was the only team among the 12 predicted College Football Playoff rankings from post week seven to lose this weekend. The Tigers dropped out of the CFP rankings predictions with the loss. Miami is remains third in the rankings as the third highest ranked conference leader post week eight.
The top four teams in the national polls remained unchanged. Miami and Texas switched spots in the Associated Press Top 25. Texas clearly lost votes in the polls after a 27-24 win at Vanderbilt on Saturday. Miami beat Florida State 36-14 on Saturday and is now fifth in the AP Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Poll.
Notre Dame takes LSU's place in the CFP predictions after improving to 7-1 with a 51-14 win over previously undefeated Navy. Notre Dame has reasserted itself after the loss to Northern Illinois in September. Boise State won 29-24 at UNLV to remain the leader for the Group of Five berth in the CFP.
The ESPN Football Power Index projects Miami with the best chance of making the CFP at 89.6 percent. Miami finishes the regular season versus Duke, at Georgia Tech, versus Wake Forest and at Syracuse. Clemson, Pittsburgh, or SMU would be the likely potential ACC Championship Game opponent.
Seed | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oregon | 8-0 |
2 | Georgia | 6-1 |
3 | Miami | 8-0 |
4 | Iowa State | 7-0 |
5 | Ohio State | 6-1 |
6 | Texas | 7-1 |
7 | Penn State | 7-0 |
8 | Tennessee | 6-1 |
9 | Clemson | 6-1 |
10 | Indiana | 8-0 |
11 | Notre Dame | 7-1 |
12 | Boise State | 6-1 |
Miami could move up in the projected CFP seedings if Oregon or Georgia lose. Oregon has the second-best chance to make the CFP at 87.3 percent. Michigan hosts Oregon on Saturday. Oregon hosts Maryland on November 9 followed by at Wisconsin and versus Washington to finish the regular season.
Georgia plays against Florida in Jacksonville on Saturday, is at Mississippi, hosts Tennessee in what could be a CFP elimination game and finishes the season at home versus Massachusetts and Georgia Tech. The next three weeks will prove where Georgia belongs in the CFP.
Miami is in an excellent position for no worse than a top three seed and has the potential to move up depending on the results of the other game. The Hurricanes have to win out assure themselves of a top CFP berth. Miami will almost assuredly receive a berth if they lose only one game down the stretch.
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