#8 Duke with a Road win against #9 Virginia, 27-17

Well, well. We are half way through Season 2 already, seems like yesterday we were yearning for the season to start, but one thing hasn’t changed: The ACC remains the Top Conference in the Nation. 3 of the 6 Bowl Eligible teams come from the ACC along with a pair of 5-1 teams. Time to see what the second half of the season gives us. Onto the Rankings.

Pittsburgh- Pitt sweated out a 28-20 win over winless Notre Dame but they move to 6-0 now with wins over Duke and Marshall and looking like a national title contender. They host 4-2 VT who has now dropped 2 in a row. Boston College– Boston College won a shootout this week against AAC foe Tulsa 54-44. Their resume isn’t helped by the fact VT lost again this week. Most shocking team in the ACC. Time will tell if they are for real or not. They host 2-4 FSU this week who is coming of a big win for them. NC State- NC State survived against Wake Forest this week in a 31-24 game. Their resume is terrible and almost got worse but UNLV survived to move to 3-3. They travel to Clemson this week in another Atlantic showdown before they travel to UMass next week for a massive showdown. Duke- Duke got a massive win vs. #9 Virginia this week by a final of 27-17 to get them their 2nd signature win of the season. They will need Pitt to falter twice though to make the ACC Title game. They have a big matchup at Marshall this week. Virginia- UVA only drops 1 spot after the 27-17 loss to Duke. Their resume is bad, 0 wins vs. .500+ but there isn’t really anyone else to put as you will see. Virginia Tech- Heartbreak for Virginia Tech. 30-27 loss in OT to UNC after an interception on the 1. Can’t get much worse than that. Still 4-2 with a win over Wisconsin. All that pain goes away if they go into Pitt and pull off the Upset. Miami- This team is somehow 3-3. They haven’t scored more than 17 points in a game. Haven’t lost to anyone lower on this list and have a better record than all of them. They travel to Virginia this week. North Carolina- This begins the list of six 2-4 ACC teams. Up first is UNC. They got the upset win over the Hokies 30-27 miraculously in OT. They’ve competed with other good teams as well such as UVA and Kentucky. They host GT this week. Wake Forest- They fought hard but it wasn’t enough against #3 NC State, 31-24. They have played some good teams close but haven’t gotten that win yet. They host Louisville this week. Florida State- Dominate. That’s the word to describe their 33-6 win over Louisville in the biggest beatdown in UL history. 2nd Blowout win of the season and they’ve hung with some good teams such as VT. Louisville- Speaking of Louisville. That was terrible. As stated above, worst blowout in team history. Looking past that, they still have a blowout win over Syracuse and and win over now 3-3 Michigan State and some close loses to contenders. They travel to Wake this week. Clemson– Narrator: They did not learn. Clemson does what Clemson does and lost to winless Temple 22-13. They have now given 2 teams their only wins. Not Recommended. They seem to do better against good teams and they get one as they host NC State this week. Syracuse– I have no idea what to do with this team. They get murdered by Louisville last week and Clemson the week before and they go and beat North Texas. I have to put them on the low end due to terrible performances against UL and Clemson right above them. Georgia Tech- Back to normal. Welcome back Georgia Tech. Lost to Miami 13-7 this week and are the last ACC team with 1 win or less. They travel to UNC this week for a Coastal Showdown.