ACC Football Rankings: September 10, 2012
This is particularly complex with Pitt and Syracuse not yet in the ACC, but it can still be done. With only two weeks of games played, this is how we rank the ACC football schools as of September 10, 2012:
1. Clemson (2-0)–Clemson had the toughest two opponents of the top teams, defeating Auburn and Ball State. Nary an FCS opponent. So they hold their position.
2. Florida State (2-0)–Due to scheduling issues, the Seminoles have not been remotely tested yet. But they have looked awfully good. Can they topple nemesis Wake Forest?
3. Virginia Tech (2-0)–A good, standard FCS drubbing against Austin Peay keeps the Hokies at a solid #3. They get reeling Pitt next.
4. Georgia Tech (1-1)–Georgia Tech took care of Presbyterian, which is nice. We’ll keep them #4. Barely.
5. Wake Forest (2-0)–The Demon Deacons have been far from dominant. But they have not been losers yet. Seminoles loom though.
6. Virginia (2-0)–Virginia beat Penn State, but barely. Penn State’s leftovers beat themselves, particularly on special teams.
7. North Carolina State (1-1)–Well, the Wolfpack has a win over a BCS foe and a loss to a BCS foe. We give them the edge over Syracuse and Maryland.
8. Syracuse (0-2)–If you watched the game, Syracuse more than held their own against USC. Moral victories are not worth much, but if Syracuse played the schedule of most teams, they’d be 2-0 or 1-1.
9. Maryland (2-0)–Hard to believe, but the Terps are 2-0, with wins over William & Mary and BCS newbie (renewbie?) Temple. Next up? A winnable game against UConn. Going to be some fired up players and coaches for that game.
10. Miami (1-1)–Of the four 1-1 teams, only Miami has beaten a team from a BCS conference (B.C.), and that was a road game. So we’ll give the Hurricanes the benefit of the doubt for one more week.
11. North Carolina (1-1)–Played valiantly against Wake Forest, before losing. They did handle Elon pretty handily. Yippee.
12. Boston College (1-1)–Boston College did what it needed to do against Maine. And then some.
13. Duke (1-1)–One step forward with the win over Florida International. Three steps backward in getting walloped by Stanford.
14. Pitt (0-2)–Pitt looked lost for parts of the game against Cincinnati. The talent is there, this is all about coaching right now.
Do you agree with these rankings? If not, let us know.
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