#1 Georgia Tech wins the Coastal Title with a 24-7 win over Pittsburgh

Two Weeks Left. For most of the 130 teams in FBS that’s all they have to accomplish their goals for the season. Almost everyone has something to play for these next 2 weeks, be it a spot in a CCG, making a bowl game, making the playoffs, or simply just beating your rival. It’s going to be a sprint to the finish.

1.) Georgia Tech– 8-2 (7-1), 0 from last week, defeated Pittsburgh 24-7. Georgia Tech finishes up ACC play by clinching a spot in the ACC Title game by beating the defending ACC Champs, Pitt, fitting enough. Georgia Tech has a massive showdown this week in Atlanta as they take on MTSU from C-USA in the marquee matchup of the Overtime Classic. Huge Playoff implications for both teams.

2.) Virginia Tech– 9-1 (5-1), 0, defeated Boston College 28-18. Virginia Tech ends Boston College’s ACC Title hopes holding them to 18 points. The Hokies have also been eliminated by virtue of GT winning this week. The Hokies finish up their home schedule against a Pitt team that has yet to win an ACC game since winning the ACC Title last season.

3.) Virginia– 7-3 (4-2), 0, defeated Duke 56-31. Virginia continues their hot streak as they have now won 4 games in a row and scored 40+ in 3 of those games. They take on Miami this week to try and keep their playoff hopes alive and try to keep their momentum up before their Commonwealth Cup Showdown against Virginia Tech.

4.) NC State– 7-3 (4-3), 0, defeated Louisville 35-26. NC State finally picks up a win against Louisville. Big win as NC State is still very much alive in the ACC Title race. Like UVA, NCSU has won four games in a row. NC State’s momentum will be put to the ultimate test as they take on Texas, one of three one-loss teams left in the country. NC State is also going to be huge BC fans this week as they need them to beat Louisville to stay alive in the ACC Title picture.

5.) Duke– 5-5 (4-3), 0, lost to #14 Virginia 56-31. Duke’s last win is still against Georgia Tech. These last 3 games have exposed Duke’s defense as they have given up 40+ points in all three losses. Their offense is still clicking having scored 30+ points in all those games but they can’t be expected to put up 40+ points a game. They take on Memphis this week in Jacksonville as part of the Overtime Classic.

6.) Miami– 5-5 (3-3), +2, lost to Ole Miss 29-20. Miami finished up OOC play with a tough loss against Ole Miss where they got down early and could never make up for it. Miami returns to ACC play this week in a tough showdown against Virginia as they try to move up to 3rd place in the Coastal.

7.) Florida State– 5-5 (3-4), +4, defeated Syracuse 39-37. Florida State picks up their 4th win in 5 games as they connected on a 33 yard touchdown in the final minute to knock off Syracuse. FSU finishes up ACC play this week as they travel to Death Valley to take on Clemson.

8.) Louisville– 5-5 (5-2), -2, lost to #23 NC State 35-26. Louisville is very fortunate how the rest of the Atlantic has struggled this season to still be in a win and in position at 5-5. All they have to do is beat Boston College in their ACC finale this week and they outright win the Atlantic. Lose, and NCSU takes control needing only a win over UNC to take the division title for the 3rd season in a row.

9.) Syracuse– 5-5 (3-3), -2, lost to Florida State 39-37. Syracuse was in prime position to make a potential run at the ACC run with UL losing this week but their title hopes are gone after losing to FSU on a last minute TD. Syracuse hasn’t won an ACC game since the Week 5 beatdown to NCSU. A lot like Duke now that I think about it.

10.) Boston College– 5-5 (2-4), -1, lost to #2 Virginia Tech 28-18. Boston College will miss the ACC Title game for the 3rd season in a row as they fell to #2 VT this week. Boston College will try to play spoiler this week as they try to prevent UL from clinching their spot in the ACC Title game.

11.) Clemson– 4-6 (3-4), -1, defeated Wake Forest 21-8. Clemson returns to winning ways after falling just short against #1 GT and #2 VT these past 2 weeks. Needs to keep it going to become bowl eligible as they finish up ACC play this week as they host Florida State who is also looking to make a bowl game.

12.) North Carolina– 3-7 (2-5), 0, lost to Arkansas State 36-24. UNC is glad that 3 game hell stretch is over. Their previous 3 opponents have a combined record of 25-5. Most teams aren’t pulling a win out in those 3 games. UNC takes on another Sun Belt team this week as they take on in-state foe Appalachian State.

13.) Wake Forest– 2-8 (1-5), 0, lost to Clemson 21-8. Wake returns to their losing ways after beating FSU last week. There is now no possible way that Wake can make a bowl game now. They finish up divisional play this week as they take on Syracuse.

14.) Pittsburgh– 2-8 (0-6), 0, lost to #1 Georgia Tech 24-7. Pittsburgh actually didn’t play terribly all things considered. Georgia Tech has done much worse to much better, but that doesn’t get Pitt out of the basement. Their reward this week for keeping it close with GT…Virginia Tech. Have fun…