Miami football rankings: Where will Hurricanes fall after SMU upset loss?
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It's starting to feel like Deja Vu for Miami football.
In what was their first road game outside of the state of Florida on the season, the ninth-ranked Hurricanes (6-2, 2-2 ACC play) sustained a 26-20 loss to SMU in overtime on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, a loss that has put some damage to Miami's playoff picture.
It's the second straight season that Miami has flipped a scorching hot start to the season with a few lackluster (and unpredicted) losses.
Hurricanes' quarterback Carson Beck threw up an interception near the goal line on third-and-goal in the first overtime period to help the Mustangs' defense set up a possible game-winning drive by their offense, which KJ Jennings and T.J. Harden orchestrated for SMU's first signature win of the season.
So, where will the Hurricanes fall in the latest top 25 rankings following the defeat? Here's where they may land:
Miami football rankings: Where will Hurricanes fall in top 25?
It comes as no secret that Miami's loss to SMU didn't come at a great time for the Hurricanes, as the first College Football Playoff rankings are set to be released at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
The Hurricanes dropped seven spots in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll after their first loss of the season against Louisville, which was also unranked at the time, back on Friday, Oct. 17. That could be the same range of spots that the Hurricanes drop in Sunday's updated polls, as several teams in the top 10 of the Coaches Poll — including No. 10 BYU right below them — are on bye this week.
There is one other game from the noon ET kickoff window that can help the Hurricanes' position in the top 25, and that is No. 11 Vanderbilt being upset by No. 19 Texas on the road.
At two losses on the season, the margin of error and path to the ACC championship game and the College Football Playoff have also gotten tough. However, the Hurricanes will dictate their path to those games in the coming weeks with games against Syracuse, NC State, Virginia Tech and Pitt.
Here's how the rest of the top 10 is faring in Week 10, and how those games might affect the Hurricanes' ranking:
Rankings reflective of the latest US LBM Coaches Poll
- No. 1 Ohio State: Beat Penn State
- No. 2 Indiana: In action vs. Maryland
- No. 3 Texas A&M:BYE
- No. 4 Alabama:BYE
- No. 5 Georgia: In action vs. Florida
- No. 6 Oregon: BYE
- No. 7 Georgia Tech: vs. NC State at 7:30 p.m. ET
- No. 8 Ole Miss: vs. South Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET
- No. 9 Miami: Loss to SMU
- No. 10 BYU: BYE
Final projection: No. 15
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Where will Miami football fall in top 25 after loss to SMU?
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