Four first-round playoff games, which will end with four good teams going home without a bowl game, had the potential to shake up the system. The good news for McGarity and other bowl organizers: Adding quality teams to power leagues — Oregon to the Big Ten, Texas to the SEC and SMU to the ACC — managed to ease much of the handwringing.

The SEC is waiting to see how many teams make the cut for the CFP playoff bracket, which come out today at noon. Here’s what to know.

For the Miami Hurricanes football team, the chances of reaching the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff looks bleak.