Boston College (5-4, 2-3 ACC) at No. 14 SMU (8-1, 5-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: SMU by 18 1/2. Series record: Tied 1-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? SMU is alone atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings and would get in the ...

SMU is all alone atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings with a direct path to the 12-team College Football Playoff even if its new league does get only one team in the expanded field.

The Mustangs now sit in the No. 14 spot, which makes them the second team left out of the playoff. This setback, however, wasn’t SMU’s fault. Ole Miss leaped to No. 11 after a dominant win over third-ranked Georgia over the weekend, pushing SMU down a slot. Notably, the Miami Hurricanes remained in the top 10 despite losing to a 6-4 Georgia Tech.

If SMU loses a game, it still has a chance to reach the title game through tiebreakers, but its clearest road is by winning out, which it should be able to do as the favorite in i