The Ole Miss Rebels could be left out of the College Football Playoff if Lane Kiffin does not coach in the postseason.

Since starting the season 0-2 with last-second losses to major playoff contenders, Notre Dame has settled in as one of the most reliable teams in college football. The Irish sit at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff Rankings with only games against bottom feeders Syracuse and Stanford remaining.

For the second consecutive week, UM is the highest-ranked team from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Because of that, Miami for the time being is slotted into the playoff field as the ACC champion — although that is far from a given with Miami (8-2, 4-2 ACC) technically on the outside looking in of the conference title game entering this week.

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The Miami Hurricanes need some help to make the ACC championship game and College Football Playoff. Here's what Miami football fans should root for.

Here's a look at the new College Football Playoff rankings, which were revealed Tuesday, as Georgia and Alabama head in different directions.

Fans were vocal about the College Football Playoff selection committee's decision to rank Notre Dame above Alabama.