ACC Football Power Rankings: Virginia Tech & Syracuse Soar Into Bowl Season

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The Demon Deacons had their season end at home with a loss to Duke when Maalik Murphy threw a walk-off touchdown pass to rally the Blue Devils from a 14-point deficit.

After starting 4-1, the Cavaliers looked to be bowl-bound, but they dropped five of their last six games and saw their season end in Blacksburg on Saturday night.

It was a tough week for the Tar Heels, first parting ways with veteran coach Mack Brown, then losing late at home to North Carolina State to finish at .500.

Needing a win in Chapel Hill to become bowl-eligible, the Wolfpack rallied in the final two minutes to extend their season and picked up a huge win over North Carolina. This was a big win for Dave Doeren and his team on the road.

The Bears closed out the regular season with a loss to SMU on the road, but thanks to a big comeback win over Stanford, they are going bowling in their first season in the ACC.