College Football Playoff Rankings Week 14
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SMU made its first appearance in the CFP poll at No. 21 and the Mustangs control their own destiny. If SMU beats California this week and wins the ACC championship game the following week, the Mustangs are going back to the playoff.
FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt explained why he listed the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead of the Oklahoma Sooners in his rankings.
With one week left until the regular season ends, 72 Football Bowl Subdivision teams have qualified for 82 postseason slots.
Miami, as the committee's highest-ranked ACC team last week, was eliminated from reaching the league title game after SMU steamrolled Louisville and Duke toppled North Carolina. Now, Pat Narduzzi's Panthers have kickstarted a possible doomsday scenario for a conference that could be excluded from the playoff altogether in two weeks.