The worst-case scenario for the Atlantic Coast Conference — not getting a team into the College Football Playoff — is one more upset away from becoming a reality.

With five-loss Duke using tie-breakers to reach Saturday's title game against Virginia, a Blue Devil win means the conference could be left out of the expanded playoff altogether. ×

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