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No. 10 Miami Holds Steady In College Football Playoff Predictions

Continue to win and you will likely be in as the Hurricanes hold onto a strong lead in the ACC after week two.
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Sep 7, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes running back Mark Fletcher Jr. (4) celebrates with running back Jordan Lyle (21) after scoring against the Florida A&M Rattlers during the third quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
Sep 7, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes running back Mark Fletcher Jr. (4) celebrates with running back Jordan Lyle (21) after scoring against the Florida A&M Rattlers during the third quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

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The college football landscape has hit a number of landmines in the first two weeks of the season.

Florida State started as the No. 10 team in the country and now they are 0-2 and left out of the rankings leaving other spots to fill in for the College Football Playoff. As of the most recent AP Polls, the Miami Hurricanes have taken that spot as the top ACC team in the country sitting at No. 10.

The rest of the poll is dominated by SEC teams who are also likely to make it into the playoff pool. The question is now, how do things shake up after week two?

First, the upset of the century of then No. 5 Norte Dame falling to Northern Illinois 16-14 at home. That one game likely dropped them from the playoff race but they still have some ACC teams to play against and key wins could get them back into the last ones in conversation.

The Hurricanes would currently sit as the No. 3 seed in the bracket as the top ACC team. However, the play of No. 1 Georiga and No. 2 Ohio State will not decline so they could be stuck in that spot for the rest of the season.

The rest of the field likely look like this after week two entering week three:

It is still early in the season and with how things are playing out, the schedule is starting to get a bit more difficult for the Hurricanes. South Florida, Cal, and Louisville are all in succession and even with FSU falling off a cliff, It will still be a difficult rivalry game.

The Hurricanes will play to their schedule and their strengthens as the season moves forward.

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Justice Sandle
JUSTICE SANDLE

Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.

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