Now in the latest rankings of the College Football Playoff, the Hurricanes are ranked No. 9 and are sitting right on the edge of the bubble of the new 12-team playoff. They drop t

Unsurprisingly, the Hurricanes took a tumble in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings following their first loss of the season. Fortunately for Miami, a path to the playoff is still wide open despite falling to No. 9 on Tuesday after ranking fourth in the initial rankings. UM also fell to No. 12 in other polls.

There's a great deal of football left to be played, but if the 12-team College Football Playoff started today, the Georgia Bulldogs would be out. The Alabama Crimson Tide would be in, as would the Texas Longhorns,