The Atlantic Coast Conference is changing the tiebreaker rules used to determine teams for its football conference championship game, following what multiple outlets describe as a controversial outcome last season. The dispute centered on how Duke, despite finishing with five losses, advanced to the ACC title game over then-No. 10 Miami. Miami had been selected to the expanded College Football Playoff and later reaches the national title game, where it loses to No. 1 Indiana 27-21. Several accounts note that Miami’s at-large path came with the risk that the conference title game matchup decision could have affected its playoff qualification. Duke won the ACC championship game last year, beating No. 20 Virginia for its first outright conference title since 1962. However, Duke was not selected for the College Football Playoff, a result that drew criticism, including from Duke coach Manny Diaz. The outlets report that the ACC’s adjustments are aimed at preventing similar scenarios in future seasons by revising how ties are broken when teams have comparable league standings or records.