The Hurricanes' 30-6 blowout in Blacksburg Thursday night keeps them very much in the race to win the Coastal Division with four games left to play.

Here's a look at how the division stacks up the rest of the way from a Canes perspective:

Duke (6-1, 2-1 ACC)

> Wins: at Georgia Tech 31-25, Virginia 20-13

> Losses: at Miami 22-10

> Remaining games

- Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh (4-3), Noon (ESPNU)

- Nov. 8 at Syracuse (3-4)

- Nov. 15 vs. Virginia Tech (4-4)

- Nov. 20 vs. North Carolina (3-4), 7:30 p.m.

- Nov. 29 vs. Wake Forest (2-5)

> The Breakdown: The Blue Devils rebounded from their loss at Miami on Sept. 27 with a pair of back-to-back wins in Atlanta and at home over the Cavaliers to take control of their own destiny in the Coastal. At this point, the two toughest games left on the schedule for Duke appear to be at Pitt, which they'll have two weeks to prepare for, and a Thursday night showdown with rival North Carolina just five days after facing Virginia Tech. The good news for UM is they own the head-to-head tiebreaker with Duke. The bad news: it's unlikely the Blue Devils will lose more than two ACC games the rest of the way, if that. Duke's ranks fifth nationally in scoring defense (15.1 ppg) and the only offensive juggernaut still on the slate is Carolina.

Pitt (4-3, 2-1 ACC)

> Wins: at Boston College 30-20, Virginia Tech 21-16

> Losses: at Virginia 24-19

> Remaining games

- Oct. 25 vs. Georgia Tech (5-2), 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

- Nov. 1 vs. Duke (6-1), Noon (ESPNU)

- Nov. 15 at North Carolina (3-4)

- Nov. 22 vs. Syracuse (3-4)

- Nov. 29 at Miami (5-3)

> The Breakdown: Behind running back James Conner (172 carries, 959 yards, 11 TDs) and a decent defense (14th in scoring, 18.6 ppg) the Panthers will be a formidable final hurdle for the Hurricanes to close out the regular season. Pitt can do Miami's dirty work over the next eight days by beating the Yellow Jackets (who own the head-to-head tiebreaker with UM) and bringing Duke back to the pack.

Virginia (4-3, 2-1 ACC)

> Wins: Louisville 23-21, Pitt 24-19

> Losses: at Duke 20-13

> Remaining games

- Oct. 25 vs. North Carolina (3-4), noon (ESPN3)

- Nov. 1 at Georgia Tech (5-2), 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

- Nov. 8 at Florida State (7-0)

- Nov. 22 vs. Miami (5-3)

- Nov. 28 at Virginia Tech (4-4)

> The Breakdown: The Cavaliers weren't supposed to be in this race, but are very much players in it after an impressive start to the season. Their losses are at home to a ranked UCLA team by eight points and on the road at a ranked BYU team by eight points. The Hurricanes are just 2-3 all-time in Charlottesville and have lost two in a row there.

Georgia Tech (5-2, 2-2 ACC)

> Wins: at Virginia Tech 27-24, Miami 28-17

> Losses: Duke 31-25, at North Carolina 48-43

> Remaining games

- Oct. 25 at Pittsburgh (4-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

- Nov. 1 vs. Virginia (4-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

- Nov. 8 at N.C. State (4-4)

- Nov. 15 vs. Clemson (5-2)

- Nov. 29 at Georgia (6-1)

> The Breakdown: The Yellow Jackets have been on a slippery slope since beating the Canes in Atlanta. They've given up 79 points and 952 yards over their last eight quarters in back-to-back losses. With a head-to-head win over the Canes in their pocket, the Yellow Jackets would win the tiebreaker if they finish in a two-way tie with the Hurricanes. But at this point that doesn't look like that will happen. They've got a tough road game this Saturday and still have to host a good Clemson team.

Miami (5-3, 2-2 ACC)

> Wins: Duke 22-10, at Virginia Tech 30-6

> Losses: at Georgia Tech 28-17, at Louisville 31-13

> Remaining games

- Nov. 1 vs. North Carolina (3-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3)

- Nov. 15 vs. Florida State (7-0)

- Nov. 22 at Virginia (4-3)

- Nov. 29 vs. Pittsburgh (4-3)

> The breakdown: The Hurricanes have dropped four in a row and seven of their last nine to the Seminoles and haven't beaten FSU at home since 2004. Beating the defending national champions and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston at home will be a tall order, which means winning the other three ACC games are musts. The only game UM probably won't be favored in aside from FSU is at Virginia. If the schedule plays out with UM winning three of its final four except FSU the Canes will finish 5-1 in the division and the only team they'll lose a head-to-head tiebreaker with is Georgia Tech.

North Carolina (3-4, 1-2 ACC)

> Wins: Georgia Tech 48-43

> Losses: at Clemson 50-35, Virginia Tech 34-17

> Remaining games

- Oct. 25 at Virginia (4-3), noon (ESPN3)

- Nov. 1 at Miami (5-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3)

- Nov. 15 vs. Pittsburgh (4-3)

- Nov. 20 at Duke (6-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

- Nov. 29 vs. N.C. State (4-4)

> The Breakdown: The Tar Heels haven't been able to stop anybody on defense (rank 127th out of 128 FBS teams in scoring defense with 43.3 ppg). And nobody has really stopped them from scoring either (38.7 ppg, 17th nationally). Quarterback Marquis Williams has been a one-man wrecking crew. He's completed 64.5 percent of his passes for 1,776 yards, 15 touchdowns and six picks and leads the Tar Heels in rushing with 448 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Carolina lost 50-43 at Notre Dame scored plenty on Clemson. It's unlikely the Tar Heels will remain in contention for the division with the schedule they've got left, but you never know.

Virginia Tech (4-4, 1-3 ACC)

> Wins: at North Carolina 34-17

> Losses: Georgia Tech 27-24, at Pittsburgh 21-16, Miami 30-6

> Remaining games

- Nov. 1 vs. Boston College (4-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3)

- Nov. 15 at Duke (6-1)

- Nov. 22 at Wake Forest (2-5)

- Nov. 28 vs. Virginia (4-3)

> The Breakdown: As bad as the Hokies looked Thursday night against the Hurricanes it's not out of the realm of possibility they turn things around and win out -- especially with two weeks to prepare for a trip to Duke. After all, this is still a team that won on the road at Ohio State back on Sept. 6 and has won the Coastal four times. At least the Canes own the head-to-head tiebreaker against the Hokies.

WHAT ARE THE ACC'S TIEBREAKERS?

Two-way tie:

1. Head-to-head competition between the two tied teams.

Three-way tie (Note: Once a team is eliminated from the tie, the tie-breaking procedures restart for the remaining teams. If the three or more team tie can only be reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaking procedure will then be applied):

1. Combined head-to-head winning percentage among the tied teams.

2. Winning percentage of the tied teams within the division.

3. Head-to-head competition versus the team within the division with the best overall (divisional and non-divisional) Conference winning percentage, and proceeding through the division. Multiple ties within the division will be broken first to last, using the league’s tie-breaking procedures.

4. Combined winning percentage versus all common non-divisional opponents.

5. Combined winning percentage versus all non-divisional opponents.

6. Winning percentage versus common non-divisional opponents based upon their order of finish (overall conference winning percentage) and proceeding through other common non-divisional opponents based upon their divisional order of finish.