ACC Power Rankings Post-Week 13: SMU, Miami Hold Serve, Pitt Keeps Collapsing
ACC Power Rankings Post-Week 13: SMU, Miami Hold Serve, Pitt Keeps Collapsing
SMU Prev 1: The Mustangs easily handled Virginia for an ACC Championship berthclinching 337 win. It is a truly incredible how well theyve done joining the ACC from the Group of Five AAC. Im not sure if thats an indictment of the ACC or not, but it would be wild if they won the conference in their first year. 2. Miami Prev 2: The Hurricanes gave Clemson fans some hope as they only led by at halftime. They outscored Wake Forest 220 in the second half and clinch their ACC berth if they beat Syracuse next week. If they lose, Clemson takes their spot. 3. Louisville Prev 3: Louisville improved to 74 with a blowout win over Pittsburgh. After playing a very soft ACC schedule last year, they had a tough road this year and are better than the record indicates. 4. Clemson Prev 4: Clemson is a fringe playoff team who has no good wins. Theyve beaten one team with a. 500 or better recordPittsburghand needed a gamewinning drive in the final 2 minutes to do it. They blew out The Citadel, but the run defense got gashed. Coach Swinney has largely fixed the offensive staff and now out of seemingly nowhere the defense is mediocre https://www.clemsontigersfansshop.com/295-Tristan_Leigh_Jersey. Its a game of whackamole for this program, but all is healed with a win over a surging Gamecocks team. The Cocks have beaten Texas A M and Missouri late in the season and have a chance to finish 93 against a very tough schedule. If Clemson can beat them, theyll still need some luck to work their way into the playoff, but it totally changes the narrative on the season, as it should. Clemsons game against the Citadel does nothing to change them in the Power Rankings, but theyll likely be moving after this weeks game. 5. Georgia Tech Prev 5: The Yellow Jackets hosted NC State on Thursday and led until there were 90 seconds in the game when the Wolfpack took their first lead. Georgia Tech went yards in 1:08 to score the gamewinning TD. Theyre 74 and seeing their program tick up under Head Coach Brent Key. 6. Syracuse Prev 6: Syracuse only won by a touchdown against UConn. Kyle McCord had an insane 470 passing yards and they still only scored 31. They cannot run block. 7. Duke Prev 8: Manny Diaz has done an exemplarily job in year one at Duke. They have 8 wins and finish with a winnable game against Wake Forest. Theyre likely to finish top five in the power rankings with nine wins. After losing an exodus of talent with Coach Elko departing to Texas A M, Manny Diaz has exceeded expectations https://www.clemsontigersfansshop.com/356-Jakarrion_Kenan_Jersey. 8. Boston College Prev 12: New QB Grayson James is getting it done. 1827 for 192 with 1 TD was all they needed thanks to 51 rushes for 230 yards and a defense that picked off UNC 3 times. BC is bowl eligible with wins and faces a reeling Pitt team in their final game. 9. Pitt Prev 7: After a 60 start, we still thought the Panthers were fraudulent. After a 7th win a blowout of Syracuse, we finally admitted we were wrong. Well, we werent. Pitt has now lost four in a row and are just 34 in ACC play. 10. Virginia Tech Prev 9: With QB Kyron Drones injured, the Hokies started Collin Schee at Duke but, he too got hurt and they were forced to lean on thirdstring QB William Watson III. The running game was mediocre and forced Watson to attempt 25 passes. He was just 1225 and VT lost despite picking off Duke three times. https://www.clemsontigersfansshop.com/305-Branden_Strozier_Jersey. North Carolina Prev 10: The Tar Heels were outgained 422 to 212 in a 4121 lost at Boston College. 12. Virginia Prev : Virginia was noncompetitive with SMU just as they were with Notre Dame the week prior. They can reach bowl eligibility with a win over Virginia Tech. 13. Cal Prev 13: The Bears came back to beat Stanford. 14. NC State Prev 15: A Thursday night loss at Georgia Tech means they have to beat UNC to reach. 500 and make a bowl. 15. Stanford Prev 14: Stanford blew a lead to Cal and lost the rivalry game. 16. Wake Forest Prev 16: After some first half false hope, Miami boat raced the Deacs in the second half. 17. Florida State Prev 17: They beat Charleston Southern! Thats something!