ACC Bowl Projections
With the 2011 football season coming to a close, the time is ripe to predict where the various ACC teams are headed for bowl purposes. Here are The Confidential’s projections as of November 15, 2011:
ACC #1 goes to the Orange Bowl (BCS)-Miami, Florida to face another BCS team on January 4, 2012.
Last Year’s Matchup: Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12
Projected 2011-2012 Matchup: Clemson vs. West Virginia.
Explanation: Clemson has already defeated Virginia Tech once. At Virginia Tech. While the knee-jerk reaction is to think that Virginia Tech gets the better of Clemson a second-time around, The Confidential does not believe that Virginia Tech has the offense to keep up with Clemson. As for the Big East Champion, Cincinnati without Zach Collaros is a lot different than Cincinnati with him. They may not lose out, but they will lose one or two. West Virginia is primed to step in–and they have the head-to-head edge over Rutgers.
ACC #2 goes to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl-Atlanta, Georgia to face the SEC #5 on December 31, 2011.
Last Year’s Matchup: Florida State 26, South Carolina 17
Projected 2011-2012 Matchup: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia.
ACC #3 goes to the Champ Sports Bowl-Orlando, Florida to face Big East #2 on December 29, 2011.
Last Year’s Matchup: North Carolina State 23, West Virginia 7
Projected 2011-2012 Matchup: Florida State v Notre Dame (eligible to take Big East spot here once every four years)
ACC #4 goes to the Sun Bowl- El Paso, Texas to face Pac-12 #4 on December 31, 2011.
Last Year’s Matchup: Notre Dame 33, Miami 17
Projected 2011-2012 Matchup: Georgia Tech v Arizona State.
ACC #5 goes to the Belk Bowl-Charlotte, North Carolina to face Big East #3 on December 27, 2011.
Last Year’s Matchup: South Florida 31, Clemson 26
Projected 2011-2012 Matchup: Virginia v Louisville.
ACC #6 goes to the Music City Bowl-Nashville, Tennessee to face SEC #7 on December 30, 2011.
Last Year’s Matchup: North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27
Projected 2011-2012 Matchup: Wake Forest v Vanderbilt
ACC #7 goes to the Independence Bowl-Shreveport, Louisiana to face MWC #3 on December 26, 2011.
Last Year’s Matchup: Air Force 14, Georgia Tech 7
Projected 2011-2012 Matchup: North Carolina v San Diego State
ACC #8 goes to the Military Bowl-Washington, DC, to face Navy on December 28, 2011.
Last Year’s Matchup: Maryland 51, East Carolina 20
Projected 2011-2012 Matchup: Miami v Cincinnati (Navy fails to qualify)
The Confidential 
Wake plays Vandy on November 26th. Won’t rematch in a bowl. Switch UNC and Wake – pplus more UNC fans will travel to nashville and no onw travels to shreveport.
Geez, we missed that. Nice catch.
Not so sure about having UNC going to Nashville again though. That’s a rematch issue of a different ilk.