ACC Football Rankings: October 29, 2012
This is particularly complex with Pitt and Syracuse not yet in the ACC, but it can still be done. This is how the Confidential ranks the ACC football teams as of October 29, 2012:
1. Florida State (8-1)–The Seminoles left no doubt that Duke still has a ways to go before joining the football elite. Florida State gets some extra time off before traveling to the Hokies.
2. Clemson (7-1)–Clemson took care of the Demon Deacons on Thursday night, winning comfortably. And now it is their turn to beat up on Duke. In theory.
3. Duke (6-3)–The Blue Devils have been handled easily in their three losses. Still, with a win over North Carolina, Duke holds on to the #3 slot.
4. North Carolina (6-3)–The Tar Heels move up into 4th place with a win over North Carolina State. If only the Tar Heels were bowl eligible…
5. North Carolina State (5-3)–NC State missed a golden opportunity to get to bowl eligibility over rival North Carolina. With Virginia, Wake Forest, and Boston College still on the schedule, they should get it done though.
6. Virginia Tech (4-4)–With six 4-4 teams to rank, it gets difficult to split hairs. But Virginia Tech has the best win of the six teams–surprisingly it is Duke.
7. Miami (4-4)–The Hurricanes had the week off before entering the final third of the season. Miami gets to prove it is worthy of leapfrogging the Hokies when they play this week.
8. Wake Forest (4-4)–The Demon Deacons win over North Carolina gets them the spot ahead of Syracuse. North Carolina is a 6-3 team, while Syracuse has yet to beat a team above .500.
9. Syracuse (4-4)—The Orange rallied from 20 down to beat a desperate South Florida team that played well. Syracuse’s head-to-head win over Pittsburgh justifies the move up to 9th place.
10. Pittsburgh (4-4)–Syracuse’s win over Pitt forces the Panthers down to #2. However, given that they lost to Youngstown State, one must be impressed with how the season has turned around.
11. Maryland(4-4)—The loss to B.C. hurts the Terrapins. A win to get to 5-3 would have the fan base thinking bowl game. 4-8 seems like a distinct possibility now.
12. Georgia Tech (3-5)–Georgia Tech just lost to Brigham Young, which is bad enough. Getting blown out must have the Yellow Jackets a bit worried about the Paul Johnson era.
13. Boston College (2-6)–At 1-6, it did not look like Boston College would ever win again. But they beat a surprising Maryland team to get that first win over a FBS program. Nicely done.
14. Virginia (2-6)–Along with Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, Virginia is a huge disappointment for the A.C.C. They deserve the basement this week.
Do you agree with these rankings? If not, let us know.
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