The Hurricanes just needed to win out.

Miami had its mulligan loss against Louisville two weeks ago, but it bounced back with a blowout win against Stanford. If the Hurricanes could pick up wins in their last five games, they would almost certainly secure a spot in the College Football Playoff, even without an ACC title.

But UM lost to Southern Methodist on the road on Saturday. At best, the Hurricanes will finish 10-2, and even that may not be enough to get them into the playoffs. That record was not enough last year, when Miami finished 13th in the final rankings.

Fortunately for the Hurricanes, there is still hope they can sneak into the playoffs, but the outlook is grim. UM’s playoff odds shrunk to 15 percent in The Athletic’s playoff model and about 14 percent in ESPN’s FPI mod

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