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Alabama, Notre Dame, Miami on Edge Ahead of College Football Playoff Bracket Announcement
Duke could become the first five-loss Power Four champion in College Football Playoff history, forcing the committee to choose between multiple conference champions.
- On Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, Duke Blue Devils football team won the ACC championship in overtime, forcing the College Football Playoff selection committee to consider a five-loss unranked champion.
- After finishing 7-5, Duke reached the ACC title game via tiebreakers after California upset SMU, creating a five-team tiebreaker with Miami, Georgia Tech and Pitt.
- Using clock control and special teams, Duke set the tone early, with Kade Reynoldson pinning Virginia at the 1 and Nate Sheppard rushing three times to the Virginia 2 in overtime.
- Should Duke win, the College Football Playoff selection committee must choose between a five-loss Duke or 25th-ranked James Madison, potentially creating the first playoff with two non-Power Four teams.
- After Duke Blue Devils' rare outright Atlantic Coast Conference title since 1962, the College Football Playoff admits five highest-ranked champions and seven at-large teams, making a five-loss champ unprecedented.
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