ACC Football Power Rankings: Massive shakeups after a weekend of chaos
By Scott Roche
Another week has come and gone and we are four weeks through the 2024 college football season. When it comes to the ACC, expect the unexpected. Friday night, Stanford came cross-country to Syracuse to open ACC play and the Cardinal won on a field goal to stun the Orange.
Saturday, Clemson made a statement with a blowout of North Carolina State at home, while Florida State finally picked up their first win of the season at home against California and Louisville outscored a talented Georgia Tech team at home.
In the non-conference, Boston College scored late to edge Michigan State at home in the Red Bandanna Game, Pittsburgh blasted Youngstown State, 73-17, SMU beat TCU, 66-42, and Duke went on the road to beat Middle Tennessee State. Virginia improved to 3-1 and is halfway to bowl eligibility with a victory at Coastal Carolina. James Madison dropped 70 points on North Carolina on the road and Virginia Tech dropped a three-point decision at home to Rutgers.
Before we look ahead to Week 5, let's break down the latest ACC Power Rankings.
Week 4 ACC Football Power Rankings
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Miami | 4-0 | 1 |
2. | Louisville | 3-0 | 2 |
3. | Clemson | 2-1 | 7 |
4. | Boston College | 3-1 | 8 |
5. | Pittsburgh | 4-0 | 6 |
6. | Duke | 4-0 | 9 |
7. | Syracuse | 2-1 | 5 |
8. | SMU | 3-1 | 13 |
9. | California | 3-1 | 4 |
10. | Georgia Tech | 2-2 | 10 |
11. | Virginia | 3-1 | 14 |
12. | Stanford | 2-1 | 15 |
13. | NC State | 2-2 | 12 |
14. | North Carolina | 3-1 | 3 |
15. | Virginia Tech | 2-2 | 11 |
16. | Florida State | 1-3 | 16 |
17. | Wake Forest | 1-2 | 17 |
This upcoming weekend offers four conference games with Virginia Tech kicking it off at Miami on Friday night. Saturday, Florida State travels to SMU, Stanford plays at Clemson and talk about some interesting game, North Carolina, coming off a disappointing loss to James Madison, travels to Duke. The non-conference games in Western Kentucky at Boston College, Northern Illinois at NC State, Holy Cross travels to Syracuse and a Top 25 battle has Louisville traveling to Notre Dame.
There are some teams who are desperately looking for a win this weekend, while some teams are looking to secure another early-season statement victory. As far as the Hokies go, coming off a loss to Rutgers, a trip to Miami to open ACC play is the worst possible scenario for Brent Pry and his team going on the road for their next two games.
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