Ten wins seems like the magic number for the College Football Playoff , based on the first year of the expanded format. But while that’s a solid limbo bar to separate the cream of the crop in the Power Four from mere playoff contenders, the who, where and how of those wins matter.

No. 8 Notre Dame hosts No. 16 Texas A&M this weekend after losing 27-24 to No. 6 Miami in the season opener . Down the line, the Hurricanes could win the ACC and capture a top-four playoff seed, taking the sting out of that result for the Fighting Irish .

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