Miami overtook Notre Dame for the final spot despite neither team playing this week. The final two spots went to conference champions: No. 11 Tulane (American) and No. 12 James Madison (Sun Belt). That leaves ACC champion Duke out of the field because it was unranked compared to Tulane and JMU.

The 17th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers battle the unranked Duke Blue Devils Saturday night in the 2025 ACC Championship Game with an automatic College Football Playoff bid going to the winner.

The final day of the regular college football season is packed with crucial games that will determine conference championship matchups and influence postseason rankings.

The five automatic bids went to the five highest-ranked conference champions in the latest CFP rankings: No. 1 Indiana (Big Ten), No. 3 Georgia (SEC), No. 4 Texas Tech (Big 12), No. 20 Tulane (American) and No. 24 James Madison (Sun Belt).

The five-loss Blue Devils aren’t expected to claim a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, but coach Manny Diaz said his team belongs in the field.

The Cavaliers would have earned an automatic College Football Playoff berth with a victory. Now it’s possible the ACC will be shut out of the field altogether.

Here's a full look at the ACC standings after Week 13 of the college football season.

Once the College Football Playoff field is set on Sunday, Dec. 7, the conference and its bowl partners will select teams “based on several factors, including avoiding repeat appearances and matchups, regular-season win-loss records, and geographic proximity,” per the ACC.

Notre Dame was left out of the College Football Playoff field and the CFB world strongly reacted to the committee’s decision.