Indiana fell to the No. 10 spot in rankings by the College Football Playoff committee. That makes the Hoosiers the last at-large team in the field.

The ACC has put themselves in position to potentially spoil IU’s playoff bid with SMU (9-1; 7-1 ACC) ranked at No. 9 — the Mustangs have already clinched a spot in the ACC title game — and Clemson (9-2; 7-1 ACC) ranked at No. 12 and the first team left out of the field.

SMU nudges its way into the bracket and Indiana drops just five spots to No. 10 despite a lopsided loss, as the latest 12-team field excludes Alabama and Mississippi, both of which suffered their