The third set of College Football Playoff rankings came out Tuesday evening, setting off another firestorm of debate about the logic the playoff selection committee uses to rank the nation’s top teams.

Miami is No. 13 in this week’s rankings , inching up from No. 15 last week. The current projected bracket shows the Hurricanes in the playoffs as the No. 11 seed, but that is effectively a place-holder spot for the ACC champion. The Hurricanes are in that spot now because they are the highest-ranked ACC team, but because of Miami’s two conference losses, Miami’s chances of making the ACC title are low.

ESPN’s FPI model gives the Hurricanes about a 26 percent chance to make the playoffs, and The Athletic’s model gives UM an 11 percent chance — though the last update was before this wee

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