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CFP Puts Miami In, Notre Dame Out After Last-Minute Head-to-Head Tiebreaker

Committee leaders say the head-to-head tiebreaker justified moving Miami ahead.

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Rece Davis sits on the set during ESPN's College GameDay at Texas Tech University on November 08, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 06: Bear Bachmeier # of the BYU Cougars walks across the field during the second half of the Big 12 Championship game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at AT&T Stadium on December 06, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Miami received the No. 10 at-large berth and will open at Texas A&M after the committee elevated the Hurricanes over idle Notre Dame in the final ranking.
  • Hunter Yurachek said BYU’s title-game loss created a direct Miami–Notre Dame comparison and that the head-to-head win for Miami was the deciding metric.
  • Notre Dame dropped to No. 11 and announced it is withdrawing from bowl consideration, ending its season despite a 10–2 record.
  • AD Pete Bevacqua condemned the weekly CFP rankings as a “farce” and said the Irish feel the playoff was stolen from their student-athletes.
  • ESPN’s Rece Davis pressed the CFP chair on why head-to-head only mattered on Selection Sunday, fueling wider criticism of the process and fresh calls to rethink the weekly ranking shows; media influence claims also resurfaced after reports of on-air lobbying and dueling analyst reactions.