If the season ended today, the Miami Hurricanes would miss the College Football Playoff .

Fortunately for Miami, the season does not end today. But UM currently ranks 18th in the first College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday night.

The Hurricanes, who are No. 18 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll this week, also trail No. 10 Notre Dame, which could be a key competitor for an at-large bid even though Miami beat the Fighting Irish in the first week of the season.

Miami, which ended last season ranked 13th and missed the playoffs, needs to win the remainder of its games to have any chance of making the playoffs. The Hurricanes face Syracuse at home on Saturday, then N.C. State at home before traveling to Virginia Tech and No. 24 Pittsburgh to end the season.

UM’s

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