Miami Hurricanes
0–0 · 0–0 ACC
Way too early
WEEK 9 · 2026
67%
ACC title game
47%
Win the ACC
55%
Make the playoff
11%
First-round bye
avg seed 7.1
Way-too-early read: preseason ratings, while rosters are still settling. The week-9 job: beat North Carolina.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Miami's pathYour game
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Miami at North Carolina
Your game. Beat North Carolina and your playoff odds are 59%; lose and they drop to 30%.
Miami 88%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Stanford at Louisville
ACC race: Louisville losing helps your spot in the standings.
Louisville 87%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
SMU at Syracuse
Syracuse winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
SMU 87%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Virginia at Wake Forest
ACC race: Virginia losing helps your spot in the standings.
Wake Forest 52%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Clemson at Florida State
Florida State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Clemson 56%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Minnesota at Indiana
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Minnesota winning protects it.
Indiana 97%
TBD
TUE OCT 27
Delaware at Western Kentucky
Delaware winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Western Kentucky 65%
47 more games that don't move your needle
California at NC State
Purdue at Penn State
Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
Florida at Georgia
Ohio State at USC
Auburn at Ole Miss
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
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
Utah at Cincinnati
Boston College at Duke
Wisconsin at Iowa
Illinois at Maryland
Washington at Nebraska
Northwestern at Oregon
Michigan at Rutgers
Nevada at UCLA
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 preseason ratings projected from last season: way too early, enjoy responsibly. How the model works.