By Safid Deen
Orlando Sentinel
If the Florida State football team is in a three-way tie with Clemson and Louisville atop the ACC’s Atlantic Division, the Seminoles will have to top a ranking provided by a privately contracted company for a berth in the ACC title game.
The conference partnered with SportSource Analytics this summer in the event of a potential tie, ESPN reported Tuesday, because the College Football Playoff committee’s rankings come out five days before the title game.
The company will release “a team rating score metric” to the ACC, and the highest rate will win the Atlantic Division.
After the final week of the regular season, the CFP’s rankings would be released on Nov. 29 — just four days before the ACC Championship game, location still to be determined.
A tie would only take place if Clemson beats Louisville on Oct. 1 in Death Valley, Florida State tops Clemson at Doak Campbell Stadium on Oct. 29, and all three teams fail to lose another conference game.
Even after FSU’s blowout loss at Louisville on Saturday, FSU’s outlook for the rest of the season remains relatively positive nationally.
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