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When all was said and done, the College Football Playoff selection committee deemed Miami worthy.

The Hurricanes are No. 10 in the final playoff rankings, securing a spot in the playoff bracket. Miami will face Texas A&M in the first round of the playoffs UM will have its first postseason opportunity to compete for a national title since the 2002 season, which ended with a controversial loss to Ohio State in the national title game.

Miami jumped into the bracket following a series of fortunate events during the conference title games on Saturday. BYU lost a blowout to Texas Tech, which pushed the then-No. 11 Cougars behind the Hurricanes. Later in the day, then-No. 9 Alabama suffered a three-touchdown loss and scored just seven points in a lo

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