Miami Barely Hanging On To Projected CFB Home Game in ESPN Consensus Projections

Fansided | October 19, 2025

The loss to Louisville on Friday night dropped Miami from a first round bye to barely maintaining a home game in the first round in the ESPN consensus College Football Playoff projections.

Oct 17, 2025; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes mascot Sebastian the Ibis runs on the field before the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Miami has an average projected seed of 7.81 in the ESPN consensus "College Football Playoff predictions: Who's most likely to make the field" posted just before midnight on Saturday.