The latest rankings are in, and the Miami Hurricanes have climbed two spots since last week. The Hurricanes are now ranked as the No. 13 team in the country, bu

For the second consecutive week, UM is the highest-ranked team from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Because of that, Miami for the time being is slotted into the playoff field as the ACC champion — although that is far from a given with Miami (8-2, 4-2 ACC) technically on the outside looking in of the conference title game entering this week.

Since starting the season 0-2 with last-second losses to major playoff contenders, Notre Dame has settled in as one of the most reliable teams in college football. The Irish sit at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff Rankings with only games against bottom feeders Syracuse and Stanford remaining.

The Hurricanes' chances of just making the playoffs plummeted severely after the underwhelming and dramatic loss to Southern Methodist last Saturday afternoon.

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The College Football Playoff picture within the ACC this season is a convoluted mess coming down the stretch, much of that due to 15th-ranked Miami's recent failures as one of the league's most-talented teams.

Joel Klatt revealed what would separate the Wolverines from other contenders. The Michigan Wolverines are 8-2, 6-1 in the Big Ten heading into Saturday’s mid-afternoon game against the Maryland Terrapins in College Park,

No. 13 Miami is struggling to find a way inside the top 10 of the College Football Playoff Rankings. Not only do they have to win out, but they also need help f