
#13Miami Hurricanes
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Miami's pathYour game. Beat Virginia Tech and your playoff odds are 42%; lose and they drop to 6%.
ACC race: Georgia Tech losing helps your spot in the standings; Pittsburgh visits your schedule in week 14 — keep them ranked.
You beat Syracuse — their wins make your résumé stronger.
ACC race: SMU losing helps your spot in the standings; SMU losing softens the sting of your loss to them.
ACC race: Duke losing helps your spot in the standings.
Kansas State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Missouri winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Kentucky winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
ACC race: California losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat Stanford — their wins make your résumé stronger.
Cincinnati winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
50 more games that don't move your needle
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 13, anchored to the Playoff Committee Rankings (week 13). How the model works.