The Miami Hurricanes College Football Playoff Their fate may have been sealed on Tuesday, as they were not among the teams seeded in the penultimate bracket before the conference championship weekend.
Miami is upset loss against Syracuse Oranje had a lot to do with that. The Hurricanes blew a 21-0 lead only to ultimately lose, 42-38. It was Miami’s second loss in three games, the other being against Georgia Tech.
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No. 1 Miami quarterback Cam Ward warms up before an NCAA college football game against Syracuse in Syracuse, New York, on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
The selection committee named Miami the first team on the outside looking in. The three-loss Alabama Crimson Tide was placed at the 11th spot of the bracket. Alabama lost to Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Oklahoma this season.
The ACC may only see one team in the playoffs when all is said and done. SMU was ranked No. 3 in the rankings, but could fall out if they lose the title game against Clemson. Conference commissioner Jim Phillips said it was disappointing to see Miami go from No. 6 to No. 12.
“Miami has more wins and fewer losses than the team executive ahead of them and a dominant win over an SEC team whose late-season surge includes a win over No. 13 Ole Miss,” Phillips said in a statement. “Plus, Miami, with two losses by a total of nine points — against a ranked Syracuse team and a Georgia Tech team that just took No. 5 Georgia to eight overtimes — definitely deserves better from the committee.
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, No. 4, celebrates his touchdown run against Auburn during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
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“As we look ahead to the final rankings, we hope the committee will reconsider this and field a deserving Miami. We will continue to look forward to this weekend when Clemson and SMU will have the opportunity to earn an ACC championship and the CFP conference.”
Warde Manuel, de Chairman of the CFP selection committeeexplained on ESPN why Alabama got the lead over Miami.
“The bottom line is, when we evaluated both teams and looked at how they scored, we obviously thought highly of both teams,” he said via On3 Sports. “One is out of 11, one out of 12. But what it really came down to is Alabama is 3-1 against current top 25 teams and Miami is 0-1. Alabama is 6-1 against teams above .500 and those of Miami 4-2. Both have had some losses that weren’t what they wanted to get out of those games, but in the last three games, Miami has lost twice.”
Miami head coach Mario Cristobal walks off the field after an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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However, Manuel said things could still change depending on how the conference championships go.
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