ACC Football Power Rankings: Virginia Tech tumbles & a new No. 1 after Miami loses
By Scott Roche
Week 11 did not disappoint in the ACC. As is the case with the 2024 season, expect the unexpected. That was the case again as Miami flirting with danger in the conference games caught up with them. They were unable to rally in the second half and fell for the first time this season at Georgia Tech.
Miami's loss means that there is one ACC team undefeated in conference play, first-year member SMU. What an opportunity is in front of the Mustangs over the final three weeks. Clemson bounced back from losing at home to Louisville last weekend by scoring 24 unanswered points to beat Virginia Tech by 10 points. Pittsburgh was beaten at home by Virginia, which is just one win away from becoming bowl-eligible.
Boston College, loser's of three win a row was able to outscore Syracuse at home while Florida State's nightmare of a 2024 seaosn continued by getting blown out by Notre Dame on the road in primetime. Duke was able to win an in-state battle at North Carolina State. With that said, here is the latest ACC football power rankings following Week 11.
ACC Football Power Rankings Post Week 11
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | SMU | 8-1 | 2 |
2. | Clemson | 7-2 | 3 |
3. | Miami | 9-1 | 1 |
4. | Louisville | 6-3 | 4 |
5. | Duke | 6-3 | 7 |
6. | Pittsburgh | 7-2 | 5 |
7. | Syracuse | 6-3 | 6 |
8. | Georgia Tech | 5-4 | 9 |
9. | California | 5-4 | 12 |
10. | North Carolina | 5-4 | 11 |
11. | NC State | 5-5 | 10 |
12. | Virginia | 5-4 | 15 |
13. | Virginia Tech | 5-5 | 8 |
14. | Boston College | 5-4 | 13 |
15. | Wake Forest | 4-5 | 14 |
16. | Stanford | 2-7 | 16 |
17. | Florida State | 1-9 | 17 |
Week 12 is a light schedule for this time of the year, but with each team getting two byes, that's what you get. The big game will be at noon when Clemson visits Pittsburgh , while SMU will look get another step closer to the ACC title game when they host Boston College. Syracuse head out to first-year ACC member California and Louisville also heads out west to play at Stanford. Wake Forest and North Carolina will play in primetime on the CW Network. Virginia will look to become bowl-eligible at Notre Dame.
As for Virginia Tech, they are banged up and looking to get healthy to finish the season at Duke and home against Virginia needing one win to become bowl-eligible.
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