If the season ended today, the Miami Hurricanes would miss the College Football Playoff. Fortunately for Miami, the season does not end today.
Currently, UM ranks 18th in the first College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday night. The Hurricanes, who are also No. 18 in this week’s AP poll, trail No. 10 Notre Dame—a key competitor for an at-large bid despite Miami having beaten the Fighting Irish in the first week of the season.
Miami, which ended last season ranked 13th and missed the playoffs, needs to win the remainder of its games to have any chance of making the playoffs. The Hurricanes face Syracuse at home on Saturday, followed by a home game against N.C. State. After that, they will travel to Virginia Tech and then to No. 24 Pittsburgh to end the season.
UM’s chances of making the tournament are slim. The Athletic’s playoff model currently gives the Hurricanes a 15 percent chance to make the playoffs, while ESPN’s FPI model gives Miami slightly more than a 14 percent chance.
Here is the complete College Football Playoff Top 25:
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Ole Miss
7. BYU
8. Texas Tech
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame
11. Texas
12. Oklahoma
13. Utah
14. Virginia
15. Louisville
16. Vanderbilt
17. Georgia Tech
18. Miami
19. USC
20. Iowa
21. Michigan
22. Missouri
23. Washington
24. Pittsburgh
25. Tennessee
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/04/hurricanes-cfp-rankings-2/
