This might be an unpopular take ... but if I'm the ACC and Cal upsets SMU, I override the tiebreakers and put Miami in the ACC championship game against Virginia.
Last season, there were 7 head-to-head results among Top 25 teams who finished with the same record.
✅ (10-2) #5 Georgia ranked ahead of (10-2) #7 Tennessee
✅ (9-3) #11 Alabama ranked ahead of (9-3) #14 South Carolina
✅ (9-3) #11 Alabama ranked ahead of (9-3) #19 Missouri
✅ (9-3) #13 Ole Miss ranked ahead of (9-3) #14 South Carolina
✅ (9-3) #14 South Carolina ranked ahead of (9-3) #17 Clemson
✅ (9-3) #14 South Carolina ranked ahead of (9-3) #19 Missouri
✅ (10-2) #15 Arizona State ranked ahead of (10-2) #18 BYU
This season, as of right now, there are 6 head-to-head results between Top 25 teams with a same record.
✅ (10-1) #4 Georgia ranked ahead of (10-1) #7 Ole Miss
✅ (10-1) #5 Texas Tech ranked ahead of (10-1) #11 BYU
✅ (9-2) #8 Oklahoma ranked ahead of (9-2) #10 Alabama
✅ (9-2) #8 Oklahoma ranked ahead of (9-2) #15 Michigan
✅ (9-2) #10 Alabama ranked ahead of (9-2) #14 Vanderbilt
❌ (9-2) #12 Miami ranked 3 spots behind (9-2) #9 Notre Dame
If Miami beats Pitt and doesn’t jump Notre Dame, there’s simply an agenda to deliberately keep the Canes out.