#2Miami Hurricanes
5–0 · 1–0 ACC
In the books
WEEK 8 · 2025
60%
ACC title game
45%
Win the ACC
>99%
Make the playoff
64%
First-round bye
avg seed 4.1
How the week went: playoff odds >99% → 68% · title-game odds 60% → 28%.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Miami's pathYour game
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Louisville at #2 Miami
Your game. Beat Louisville and your playoff odds are >99%; lose and they drop to 98%.
Final · Louisville 24–21 MiamiWent the other way ✗
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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#8 Oregon at Rutgers
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Rutgers winning protects it.
Final · Oregon 56–10 RutgersWent the other way ✗
Root for Rutgers+4.6 pp first-round-bye odds
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#11 Tennessee at #6 Alabama
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Tennessee winning protects it.
Final · Tennessee 20–37 AlabamaWent the other way ✗
Root for Tennessee+4.2 pp first-round-bye odds
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Pittsburgh at Syracuse
ACC race: Pittsburgh losing helps your spot in the standings; Syracuse visits your schedule in week 11 — keep them ranked.
Final · Pittsburgh 30–13 SyracuseWent the other way ✗
Root for Syracuse+2.1 pp title-game odds
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#4 Texas A&M at Arkansas
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Arkansas winning protects it.
Final · Texas A&M 45–42 ArkansasWent the other way ✗
Root for Arkansas+2.4 pp first-round-bye odds
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SMU at Clemson
ACC race: SMU losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play SMU in week 10.
Final · SMU 35–24 ClemsonWent the other way ✗
Root for Clemson+2.0 pp title-game odds
53 more games that don't move your needle
Texas Tech at Arizona State · FOX
New Mexico State at Liberty · CBSSN
Arkansas State at South Alabama · ESPN2
Florida International at Western Kentucky · ESPNU
Delaware at Jacksonville State · ESPN2
UTEP at Sam Houston · CBSSN
Tulsa at East Carolina · ESPN
Nebraska at Minnesota · FOX
San José State at Utah State · CBSSN
North Carolina at California · ESPN
LSU at Vanderbilt · ABC
Washington at Michigan · FOX
Georgia Tech at Duke · ESPN
UConn at Boston College · ACC Network
Arizona at Houston · FS1
Baylor at TCU · ESPN2
Army at Tulane · ESPNU
Central Michigan at Bowling Green · CBSSN
Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH) · ESPN+
Oklahoma at South Carolina · SEC Network
West Virginia at UCF · TNT
Kent State at Toledo · ESPN+
Buffalo at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Purdue at Northwestern · BTN
Troy at UL Monroe · ESPN+
Ole Miss at Georgia · ABC
Ohio State at Wisconsin · CBS
Michigan State at Indiana · Peacock
Wyoming at Air Force · CBSSN
UNLV at Boise State · FS1
Coastal Carolina at App State · ESPN+
Old Dominion at James Madison · ESPNU
Texas State at Marshall · ESPN+
Temple at Charlotte · ESPN+
UTSA at North Texas · ESPN+
Akron at Ball State · ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Ohio · ESPN+
Memphis at UAB · ESPN2
Mississippi State at Florida · SEC Network
Southern Miss at Louisiana · ESPN+
Washington State at Virginia · The CW Network
Texas at Kentucky · ESPN
Penn State at Iowa · Peacock
Maryland at UCLA · FS1
Hawai'i at Colorado State
Georgia State at Georgia Southern · ESPN+
USC at Notre Dame · NBC
Florida Atlantic at South Florida · ESPNU
Missouri at Auburn · SEC Network
Utah at BYU · FOX
Cincinnati at Oklahoma State · ESPN2
Nevada at New Mexico · FS1
Florida State at Stanford · ESPN
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 8).