Miami’s playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Miami’s playoff hopes took an all-but-final nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost Tuesday night in the last rankings before the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set next weekend. To make things worse for the ’Canes, selection committee chair and Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said there was no way for them to leapfrog Alabama since neither team plays next weekend. 1 for the fifth straight week and will head into Saturday’s Big Ten title game against Penn State as the only undefeated team in big-time college football. The top five ranked conference champions are guaranteed bids, which means the winner of the Big 12 title game is in even it doesn’t reach the top 12 — another factor in Miami’s likely ouster.