The first College Football Playoff Rankings of the 2025 season will be unveiled Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET, meaning this is the last CFP Vibe Check of the season that is 100% vibes made from pure concentrate. As we prepare for these final hours of vibin', the truth is this week isn't as much of a vibe check as it was a reality check for the ACC.

Two weeks ago, after Miami lost to Louisville on a Friday night, I wrote about how Miami's loss could be a blessing in disguise for the ACC : a way to help it sneak in, possibly as many as three teams if things broke the league's way.

Well, they didn't. Miami losing again was not part of the equation, but that's what the Hurricanes did, falling to unranked SMU 26-20 on Saturday. It's not a bad loss, but it will be painted that way since S

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