BYU is ranked No. 11, Utah No. 12, Miami No. 13, Vanderbilt No. 14 and USC No. 15. Miami moved up after a 41-7 win over NC State but remains four spots behind Notre Dame despite an earlier 27-24 victory over Notre Dame. Miami coach Mario Cristobal said head-to-head is the No. 1 criteria for CFP résumé comparisons. Notre Dame’s losses came to two ranked teams; Miami’s losses came to unranked Louisville and SMU. The five highest-ranked conference champions will make the 12-team field, with the committee using straight seeding and the top four teams receiving byes.
"BYU is ranked No. 11, followed by Utah at No. 12, Miami at No. 13, Vanderbilt at No. 14 and USC at No. 15. The Hurricanes jumped two spots after a 41-7 win over NC State, but they are four spots behind Notre Dame -- a big point of contention among those at Miami and in the ACC. The two teams have the same 8-2 record, but Miami beat Notre Dame 27-24 to open the season."
"Earlier this week, Miami coach Mario Cristobal was asked how head-to-head games should be viewed in CFP résumé comparisons and he said, "The No. 1 criteria is always head-to-head. It's why we play the game, right? That always has been and always will be the No. 1 factor." The big difference between them are the losses: Notre Dame lost close games to two ranked teams (Miami and Texas A&M), and Miami lost to two unranked teams ( Louisville, SMU)."
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