Five teams are ahead of Miami in the week 12 College Football Playoff rankings with two losses. Miami's win over Notre Dame is better than any of the victories of the four teams with two losses ahead of them in the CFP rankings, including the Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah and Vanderbilt are the two-loss teams ahead of Miami in the CFP rankings released on Tuesday night. Among the teams ahead of Miami, Utah is the only one with a worse strength of schedule and Notre Dame is the only team with a worse remaining SOS.