On Tuesday evening, the Faculty Soccer Playoff (CFP) committee launched the fifth installment of its rankings for the 2024 season. After setting the inspiration for the seedings and revealing among the underlying logic final week with the primary launch, this week’s rankings continued alongside that path as we transfer via the month of November.
Coming off a loss in opposition to the Syracuse Orange to fall to 10-2 and thusly be eradicated from the ACC Championship sport (but once more), Miami noticed their rating plummet. And, for the primary time this season, Miami will not be projected to be the ACC Champion. Which is sensible, because the Canes will likely be at house watching the ACC Championship sport and never enjoying in it. Listed below are the main points for Miami’s precipitous rankings drop:
Miami at precisely twelfth. Down 6 spots after shedding to Syracuse.
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 4, 2024
Right here is the total bracket and seeding, in your viewing pleasure:
Regardless of as many wins in opposition to bowl groups as any workforce within the nation (5), regardless of being a significant nationwide model, regardless of having a Heisman trophy candidate (possible finalist) at quarterback, Miami’s second loss was motive sufficient for the committee to drop their rating to twelfth behind 3-loss Alabama and out of doors the highest 12 seedings projection for this 12 months’s Playoffs. Bear in mind, rankings and seedings are various things.
This furthers the purpose that we (and others) have been making: there’s an overt and clear SEC bias and the committee didn’t even attempt to cover it. By rating 2-loss Miami behind a 3-loss SEC workforce, a workforce who has a worse general document, and worse performances like getting blown out 27-3 (Alabama). they’re saying that outcomes don’t matter. It’s a recognition contest and the deciding issue is which convention a workforce performs in. And, since Miami isn’t an SEC workforce, they get screwed.
With this present rating, there’s possible no path for Miami to finish up within the 12 workforce playoffs, no matter any consequence throughout Championship Weekend.
For the primary time this season, Miami is totally a passenger on this course of. After a full season of being in charge of their very own path, Miami’s loss at Syracuse — after blowing a 21-0 lead no much less — no places them within the place of getting to look at and wait whereas different groups play to find out their CFP fortunes.
The ultimate CFP bracket will likely be revealed on Sunday afternoon following the conclusion of Convention Championship Saturday. For Miami, it’s time to root for SMU and hope the committee places them within the bracket as an at-large workforce.
We’ll discover out if these hopes are fulfilled or goals destroyed at midday on Sunday.
EDIT: NO NEED TO WAIT!!!
When straight requested if the committee would re-evaluate the standings of groups, committee chair Warde Manuel mentioned the committee “is not going to modify” the rankings of groups exterior the convention championship video games. Which implies Miami will keep behind 3-loss Alabama and that won’t change.
As such, Miami is formally eradicated from the Faculty Soccer Playoffs.
What a fucking shame.
Go Canes