The last hope for Miami to earn a College Football Playoff berth is as an at-large team. Wins by Duke and Virginia on Saturday eliminated Miami from a berth in the ACC Championship Game. The SMU loss at California created a five-way tie for second in the ACC that includes Miami.
Duke beat Wake Forest 49-32 on Saturday afternoon to finish 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the ACC. The Blue Devils won the tiebreaker for second with the other four teams to earn an ACC Championship Game berth. Virginia 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the ACC with a 27-7 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday night.