Because of the way the College Football Playoff bracket is constructed, Indiana is the last team in the 12-team field. Two teams ranked lower than Indiana would make the field as projected conference champions.

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.

The Indiana Hoosiers hung on to a spot in the latest College Football Playoff bracket projection. Tuesday night, Indiana University fans found out that they'd get to stay in the playoff conversation. They landed in the No. 11 spot in the bracket.