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.

Indiana's special season ran into a brick wall Saturday afternoon as the fifth-ranked Hoosiers fell 38-15 on the road against No. 2 Ohio State. All week, questions about Indiana's legitimacy as a Big Ten power and a College Football Playoff competitor swirled.

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.”