Miami Hurricanes

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WEEK 3 · 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-3 job: beat Wake Forest.

Playoff odds by week

1 2 3

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

FRI SEP 18

Miami at Wake Forest

Your game. Beat Wake Forest and your playoff odds are 74%; lose and they drop to 41%.

Miami 85%

Worth a glancesmaller, but real

TBD

SAT SEP 19

Buffalo at Penn State

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

Penn State 97%

TBD

SAT SEP 19

North Carolina at Clemson

ACC race: Clemson losing helps your spot in the standings; North Carolina visits your schedule in week 9 — keep them ranked.

Clemson 91%

TBD

SAT SEP 19

Kentucky at Texas A&M

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

Texas A&M 91%

TBD

SAT SEP 19

UTSA at Texas

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

Texas 86%

TBD

SAT SEP 19

Florida State at Alabama

Florida State visits your schedule in week 7 — keep them ranked.

Alabama 88%

TBD

SAT SEP 19

Utah State at Utah

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

Utah 93%

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LSU at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss 83%

TBD

SAT SEP 19

SMU at Louisville

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

SMU 53%

47 more games that don't move your needle

Virginia Tech at Maryland

Houston at Texas Tech

Syracuse at Pittsburgh

Georgia at Arkansas

Florida at Auburn

Troy at Missouri

New Mexico at Oklahoma

Mississippi State at South Carolina

Kennesaw State at Tennessee

NC State at Vanderbilt

Tulane at Kansas State

Northern Illinois at Arizona

BYU at Colorado State

Colorado at Northwestern

Miami (OH) at Cincinnati

Bowling Green at Iowa State

Arkansas State at TCU

Georgia State at UCF

Virginia at West Virginia

Kansas at Arizona State

Stanford at Duke

Western Kentucky at Indiana

UTEP at Michigan

Akron at Minnesota

Kent State at Ohio State

USC at Rutgers

Purdue at UCLA

Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin

James Madison at San Diego State

Fresno State at San José State

North Texas at Texas State

UConn at Southern Miss

East Carolina at Old Dominion

Florida International at Florida Atlantic

Western Michigan at Rice

Temple at Toledo

UAB at Louisiana

Nevada at Middle Tennessee

Wyoming at Central Michigan

Charlotte at App State

Ball State at Liberty

Ohio at South Alabama

Louisiana Tech at Baylor

Coastal Carolina at Delaware

Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State

Marshall at Missouri State

Michigan State at Notre Dame

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 3, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.