Is it safe to assume…okay, stop right there. No, it isn’t and let’s not get ahead of ourselves in thinking we definitely know who’s playing in the ACC Championship game based on rankings at this point in the season. It’s a bad bet. Alas, that won’t stop anyone and everyone from talking as if they know beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Football | ACC Week 7 Review + Week 8 Picks
Want something you can count on? Let’s go with the first CFP rankings will be release on Tuesday, November 4 from 8:00 to 8:45p ET. As we’ve come to realize that first show is more about the hype than it is who will actually be in the final lineup. It’s fun to watch but so is the college basketball on that night and election night returns. It’s a twisted version of carrot and stick with a tickle in-between. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Rankings
The churn continues within the ACC as teams begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now, that could be a shot at the championship or a bowl bid. Join us in a fun weekly exercise of counting wins and scrutinizing the schedule in an effort to see who will, should and could nail down six wins for a shot at post-season fun. Miami, Georgia Tech and Virginia are just two wins away from that magic 6.
ACC Nation Power Rankings
| WILL | TEAM | JIM | TEAM |
| #17 | North Carolina | #17 | North Carolina |
| #16 | Boston College | #16 | Boston College |
| #15 | Stanford | #15 | Stanford |
| #14 | Virginia Tech | #14 | Virginia Tech |
| #13 | Wake Forest | #13 | Syracuse |
| #12 | Syracuse | #12 | Wake Forest |
| #11 | NC State | #11 | NC State |
| #10 | Cal | #10 | Cal |
| #9 | Clemson | #9 | Florida State |
| #8 | Florida State | #8 | SMU |
| #7 | Pitt | #7 | Clemson |
| #6 | Duke | #6 | Pitt |
| #5 | SMU | #5 | Duke |
| #4 | Louisville | #4 | Louisville |
| #3 | Virginia | #3 | Virginia |
| #2 | Georgia Tech | #2 | Georgia Tech |
| #1 | Miami | #1 | Miami |
