Miami athletic director calls for ACC to revisit tiebreaker system after missing title game

Miami diversion manager Dan Radakovich made a plea Monday that the ACC re-evaluate its tiebreaker strategy aft the Hurricanes missed retired connected the league title game, which could outgo the squad a spot successful the College Football Playoffs. 

Miami wrapped up the play astatine Pittsburgh Saturday with a ascendant 38-7 triumph implicit the Panthers to unafraid their 10th triumph of the season. The triumph solidified the program’s archetypal double-digit triumph play for back-to-back years since 2002 and 2003. 

Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Malachi Toney (10) celebrates with household and friends aft defeating the Pittsburgh Panthers astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected Nov. 29, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)

But acknowledgment to a analyzable tiebreaker that saw 5 teams with 2 league losses battling for a spot successful the league championship, Miami volition beryllium retired portion unranked Duke (7-5) plays against No. 18 Virginia successful the rubric game. 

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Missing the accidental to triumph an automatic bid, Miami is astatine the mercy of the committee for an at-large berth into the playoffs.

"We've got to get a small amended astatine that," Radakovich told ESPN Monday of the existent tiebreak system, "and I can't archer you what the reply is close now, but I deliberation we've got to look astatine immoderate antithetic things that mightiness beryllium capable to streamline that and marque definite that the league is going to enactment its champion ft forward."

"It's excessively complicated, and we request to look astatine different options that mightiness marque it much simple, but yet instrumentality into relationship the thought of aggregate teams being tied," helium added, "The aged strategy astir apt didn't contemplate 4 oregon 5 teams being tied for a second-place spot."

Miami Hurricanes caput manager Mario Cristobal reacts aft a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the 3rd 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected Nov. 29, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)

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With the adjacent CFP rankings acceptable to beryllium released connected Tuesday, Radakovich besides made a nationalist plea successful an unfastened missive arsenic good connected Tuesday.

"I served connected the CFP committee for 4 years, truthful I cognize firsthand what a hard occupation it is. You walk weeks ranking teams, discussing strengths and weaknesses, parsing done information points and — astir importantly – watching games," helium wrote successful a connection shared connected the school’s website. 

"Remember those two-loss teams I mentioned? We bushed 1 of them. I was determination — galore of you were, too. It was an electrical nighttime astatine Hard Rock Stadium erstwhile Miami defeated Notre Dame to kickstart this terrific season. Moments similar that are what makes assemblage shot specified a compelling sport. Let’s guarantee those moments matter."

University of Miami Athletic Director Dan Radakovich walks connected the tract anterior to the crippled against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Florida, connected Sept. 3, 2022. (Sam Navarro/USA TODAY Sports)

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Despite beating Notre Dame successful a head-to-head, the likelihood of Miami’s aboriginal successful the playoffs doesn’t look bright. 

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