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Here are SMU’s ACC championship scenarios heading into its final regular-season game against California. SMU’s path to the ACC championship became far simpler after Georgia Tech’s loss. If the Mustangs beat California on Saturday, they will be one of the two teams in the conference’s championship game.
The Group of Five is no cakewalk either. Tulane and Navy can reach the American title game by winning out but North Texas can get in if it wins and Navy loses to either Memphis or Army. Tulane was the only Group of Five team in the committee's last rankings, so James Madison needs the Green Wave to lose in order to have a shot at the CFP.
Here's a look at the scenarios and tiebreakers needed for Georgia Tech, Virginia, Pitt, SMU, Miami and Duke to make ACC championship game: