Miami Hurricanes

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WEEK 9 · 2026

68%

ACC title game

47%

Win the ACC

69%

Make the playoff

<1%

First-round bye

avg seed 7.9

Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-9 job: beat North Carolina.

Playoff odds by week

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

If Miami wins out: 74% to win the ACC, >99% to make the playoff.

The Saturday rundown

ranked by what moves Miami's path

Your game

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Miami at North Carolina

Your game. Beat North Carolina and your playoff odds are 72%; lose and they drop to 35%.

Miami 93%

Worth a glancesmaller, but real

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Purdue at Penn State

Purdue winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Penn State 97%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Stanford at Louisville

ACC race: Louisville losing helps your spot in the standings.

Louisville 90%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Clemson at Florida State

ACC race: Clemson losing helps your spot in the standings.

Clemson 63%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

SMU at Syracuse

ACC race: SMU losing helps your spot in the standings.

SMU 94%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Utah at Cincinnati

Cincinnati winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Utah 83%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Auburn at Ole Miss

Auburn winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Ole Miss 84%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Ohio State at USC

Ohio State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Ohio State 71%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Wisconsin at Iowa

Wisconsin winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Iowa 91%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Virginia at Wake Forest

ACC race: Virginia losing helps your spot in the standings.

Virginia 54%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Washington at Nebraska

Nebraska winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Washington 65%

43 more games that don't move your needle

Nevada at UCLA

Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh

Delaware at Western Kentucky

Sam Houston at Missouri State

Jacksonville State at New Mexico State

Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee

Florida Atlantic at North Texas

Troy at James Madison

Tulane at Charlotte

Missouri at Arkansas

Florida at Georgia

South Carolina at Oklahoma

Mississippi State at Texas

Arizona at Texas Tech

Arizona State at BYU

Baylor at UCF

Kansas at TCU

Kansas State at Colorado

Oklahoma State at Iowa State

California at NC State

Boston College at Duke

Minnesota at Indiana

Illinois at Maryland

Northwestern at Oregon

Michigan at Rutgers

Navy at Notre Dame

Texas State at Boise State

Washington State at San Diego State

Colorado State at Utah State

Oregon State at Fresno State

UConn at Air Force

Army at Memphis

Temple at East Carolina

UAB at South Florida

New Mexico at San José State

Northern Illinois at UNLV

Bowling Green at Western Michigan

App State at Georgia Southern

Coastal Carolina at Georgia State

Florida International at Liberty

Southern Miss at UL Monroe

Marshall at Old Dominion

Louisiana Tech at South Alabama

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.