The ACC has been essentially the most unpredictable school soccer convention this season, but it surely may save its largest twist for final.
School Soccer Playoff No. 15 Miami Hurricanes (7-2, 3-2 ACC) are the 11-seed within the newest CFP bracket because the projected ACC champion, but when the ACC title sport have been this weekend, they would not even qualify for the sport. Miami at the moment ranks seventh within the convention standings, trailing 5 groups with one convention loss and No. 20 Louisville (7-2, 4-2 in ACC), which it misplaced to earlier this season.
ESPN’s Soccer Energy Index (FPI) provides Miami the sixth-best odds of profitable the ACC (3.9%).
ACC’s finest workforce has uphill climb to even making convention championship sport
Sufficient groups forward of the Hurricanes play one another over the subsequent three weeks that it is attainable they finish the season tied for first or runner-up, besides, their path to Charlotte in early December is not at all clear.
Miami misplaced the tiebreaker to SMU (7-3, 5-1 ACC), which means the Mustangs should lose their final two video games — vs. Louisville, at Cal (6-4, 3-3 ACC) — for the Canes to move them within the standings. No. 16 Georgia Tech (8-1, 5-1 ACC) is the favourite to win the convention per FPI and can clinch a spot within the ACC title sport with wins over Boston School (1-9, 0-6 ACC) and No. 22 Pittsburgh (7-2, 5-1 ACC) the subsequent two weeks.
It is totally attainable the ACC’s finest workforce — at the very least per CFP vote — is absent the convention championship sport and handed over for the 12-team playoff. Miami would have nobody guilty however itself if the wild state of affairs involves fruition. The Hurricanes have been favored in each losses, however quarterback Carson Beck threw six interceptions within the two video games. The protection additionally struggled, permitting 306.5 move yards per sport (the unit has allowed 165.4 passing yards per sport in seven wins). (h/t cfbstats.com)
Miami’s playoff hopes may hinge on chaos unfolding forward of it within the ACC standings. The Hurricanes could possibly sneak in with an at-large bid, however that, too, would require a number of upsets involving groups in entrance of them.
With solely three weeks till convention championship sport weekend, Miami wants rather a lot to go its technique to be in line to obtain an automated bid. Except the CFP committee was in cost. Then, it could already be nicely on its method.
