"The committee gathered on Friday night at its headquarters in the Gaylord Texan resort to watch Group of 5 conference championship games that will impact their final ranking on Selection Day. It was only the beginning of conference championship weekend, but how these games unfolded with the committee watching will determine their five highest-ranked conference champions -- and how that order will impact the contenders around them."
"With Saturday's win against Troy, JMU's path to the playoff is straightforward: Duke needs to beat Virginia and win the ACC. If that happens, the committee would reward JMU with the No. 12 seed as its fifth and final conference champion -- and it would come at the expense of the ACC champion, which would be excluded. The question is if the conference would be excluded entirely, though -- or if No. 12 Miami would still sneak in, even without playing this weekend."
Tulane defeated North Texas and secured the American Conference title, locking a spot in the College Football Playoff and earning the No. 11 seed to face the committee's No. 6 team on the road. The selection committee watched Group of 5 championship games at the Gaylord Texan to evaluate impacts on final rankings and the ordering of the five highest-ranked conference champions. James Madison beat Troy and can reach the playoff if Duke defeats Virginia and wins the ACC, which would push JMU to the No. 12 seed and potentially exclude the ACC champion from the field. Various game outcomes could still alter which champions and teams make the final field.
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