CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said Friday the Mustangs' No. 8 ranking in the latest College Football Playoff selection committee rankings is the reason they should make the 12-team field, no matter what happens in the ACC championship game.
The Mustangs face No. 17 Clemson (9-3) on Saturday night with an automatic playoff berth on the line. SMU (11-1), in its first year in the ACC, was the only team to complete league play 8-0.
"The reason I know we should be in is because the committee has ranked us in.