On Tuesday evening, the second version of the College Football Playoff rankings were released. These rankings are the ones that matter from here on out, as the teams who play for a National Championship in the College Football Playoff are determined by this set of rankings.
Entering today’s announcement, the Hurricanes were ranked 6th in the Coaches Poll and 7th in the AP Poll. At 8-0, the Canes are 1 of just 5 teams Nationally with an undefeated record to this point of the season (Alabama, Georgia, Wisconsin, and UCF being the other 4 undefeated teams).
For their efforts and following a 28-10 win over previously 13th ranked Virginia Tech, the Hurricanes moved up to 7th in this week’s College Football Playoff Rankings.