The Miami football program ranks 28th in wins among teams that have not made the College Football Playoff. Miami has 66 wins since the inauguration of the College Football Playoff following the 2014 season per Pete Fiutak of the College Football News. Fiutak studied the 20 best programs not to make the CFP.
In an extensive article titled “20 Best Programs To Not Make The College Football Playoff: 23 for 2023″ Fiutak asked the question “Who has been the closest – and won the most games – in the College Football Playoff era without making that final step?