Duke's magical run could extend all the way to the ACC Championship game. Credit: CHUCK LIDDY

Despite not playing this week, there is a chance that Duke's path to the ACC Championship game could become significantly clearer.

Miami may opt to self-impose a bowl ban for the second straight season, interim athletic director Blake James told Michael Casagrande of the South Florida Sun Sentinel after the Hurricane's win over Virginia Tech. Blake said he and University president Donna Shalala will make the decision and added that, "It’s not a decision that we have to make right now.”

“It’s an institutional call, so it will be Donna and myself and consultation with the people we have involved with the NCAA case,” James said.