That means, barring an upset in Saturday's ACC championship game between Clemson and SMU, Alabama might be headed back to the CFP for the ninth time in the past 11 seasons -- despite losing three times under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer -- while the Hurricanes get left out of the first 12-team tournament.

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips called out the College Football Playoff selection committee in a statement following Miami's 'snub' from the CFP.

Jim Phillips questions the fairness of penalizing conference title game participants as Selection Day approaches.