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Conference championship week shook up the CFP rankings and Clemson's potential bowl-game destination. Here's where the Tigers can land now.
If Duke wins, the ACC is going to scramble to re-evaluate its conference championship game tiebreakers. The Blue Devils only made it in because they played a harder conference schedule than the other three teams that finished with a 6-2 ACC record.
SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football won't be headed back to the College Football Playoff after all. Sunday’s long-awaited reveal kept Alabama at No. 9 despite a one-sided loss in the SEC Championship Game and jumped idle Miami (10-2) from No. 12 ahead of Notre Dame (10-2), leaving the Irish on the outside looking in.
Clemson is bowl eligible for the 21st year in a row. Here are potential destinations for Dabo Swinney and the Tigers.
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Notre Dame playoff scenarios, explained: How BYU, Alabama losses impact CFP rankings
Notre Dame would be in the playoff if it started today, but could some Championship Weekend chaos spoil its season?
While Miami sits home, again, the ACC better hope Virginia beats Duke in the league's championship game, or the ACC may be MIA from the CFP.
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The ACC did this to themselves
Again, the ACC did this to themselves with a goofy tie-breaker that could’ve given Miami a playoff leg up had the conference used the CFBPO committee rankings which would have benefitted the ACC greatly. Instead, the ACC champ is unranked Duke at 8-5.
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Final college football bowl projections: Updated picks for CFP, every bowl game in 2025-26
From the college football playoff to the Duke's Mayo Bowl, we break it all down heading into championship weekend.
BYU is looking to play itself into the College Football Playoff, and it could take away some bids along the way.
The Cavaliers are headed back to the Queen City this weekend. At 8 p.m. Saturday, UVA (10-2) will face Duke (7-5) for the ACC championship at Bank of America Stadium in a rematch of a game played Nov. 15 in Durham, N.C. At Wallace Wade Stadium, the Wahoos dominated the Blue Devils and won 34-17.