The Atlantic Coast Conference faced harsh evaluations from the College Football Playoff selection committee in the Week 11 rankings, with top contenders tumbling or missing the Top 25 entirely. Bleacher Report highlighted the conference’s standing as a notable setback following the committee’s latest reveal.
Miami Drops as Two-Loss Teams Surge Ahead
The Miami Hurricanes fell six spots after a narrow road defeat against Notre Dame, currently ranked fifth. Playing without their premier wide receiver, the Hurricanes rallied to within one score and narrowly missed a game-tying touchdown reception in the end zone. The tumble placed Miami directly behind Texas, a program carrying losses to two 5-4 opponents in Oklahoma and Florida.
Wake Forest, which shares an 8-1 record with Miami and has lost solely to the Hurricanes, was placed at No. 13. That position leaves Wake Forest trailing five different programs that already have two defeats on their resumes. Furthermore, both SMU and Duke were excluded from the Top 25 despite sitting at 7-2, while the committee opted to rank seven different teams holding 6-3 records.
The conference faces pivotal head-to-head matchups on Saturday at noon ET, when Miami hosts Duke and Wake Forest travels to face SMU. The outcomes of these contests will test how the selection committee values victories among the ACC’s top-performing programs in next week’s rankings.
