The ACC has put themselves in position to potentially spoil IU’s playoff bid with SMU (9-1; 7-1 ACC) ranked at No. 9 — the Mustangs have already clinched a spot in the ACC title game — and Clemson (9-2; 7-1 ACC) ranked at No. 12 and the first team left out of the field.

Hoosier coach Curt Cignetti was asked if he thought the Hoosiers belonged in the CFP Top 12. The coach wasn’t having any part of the question. “Is that a serious question?” Cignetti said. “I’m not even going to answer that one. The answer’s so obvious.”

The Southeastern Conference's losses were almost everyone else's gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix