Meaning that Miami, ranked 12th and sitting at home Saturday, has no shot at the playoffs because it’ll be bumped by the Big 12 champ, which will claim one of the five automatic qualifiers and at least the 12th seed.

The College Football Playoff field is mostly set. The bubble isn’t very big, but the central debate heading into the conference championship games seems clear: Will the committee elect to place three-loss Alabama into the field ahead of two-loss Miami — or even SMU if the Mustangs lose the ACC title game against Clemson?

After the new College Football Playoff rankings were revealed, Iowa State and SMU's athletic directors went at it on social media.