GT remains the only Winless ACC team

As we hit the end of the First Quarter of the FCFB Season, the ACC has shaped up as the Best Conference so far. The ACC Coastal with 4 unbeaten teams shaping up as the Best Division with multiple National Title Contenders.

1. Duke– Duke jumps to #1 after a dominate 43-7 performance over Army and the ISU looking better and better as the weeks continue. They host their Arch-Rivals, UNC, this week.

2. Pittsburgh– Pitt for the 2nd consecutive week beating a team that played for the National Title, this time #3 Marshall 21-10. This would seemingly get them to #1 in the rankings, however; Missouri fell to 0-2 Tennessee 21-14 and Marshall hasn’t looked good so far struggling against FIU and Clemson so for now, they get #2. They get a tune up game against Syracuse at the Carrier Dome before their showdown with Duke.

3. NC State– NC State with a dominate 44-16 win over Syracuse continues their great form in their quest to defend the ACC Title. They drop to 3 due to #8 UNLV’s self-destruction against Western Kentucky. They head down to Miami this week for one of their two cross-division games.

4. Virginia Tech– Virginia Tech survived the Miami Humidity this week in a close 17-13 Victory. They have been one of the surprise teams in the ACC this season after a 4-8 season last season. They head back to Lane Stadium to try and match their win total from last season against Florida State.

5. Boston College– Speaking of surprising teams so far, BC is 3-0 with a win over Playoff Participant Louisville and neck and neck with NC State for the Atlantic early on. They survived against Indiana 49-43 in an Offensive battle. They head to Toronto this week to face Wake Forest in what might be an overlooked match-up.

6. Virginia- Best performance of the season so far with a 21-0 win over Troy. Those 1st two games are still concerning especially the Utah game as they are now 0-3 on the season. UVA gets a test this week as they head to Louisville to face the 1-2 Cardinals.

7. Wake Forest– Wake Forest knocked off Florida State in a tightly contested 24-21 battle to move to 2-1 on the season. They head to Toronto for their toughest games yet which will be key for them if they want to take the Atlantic.

8. Clemson– Clemson lost a hard fought battle vs #25 Ball State, 41-38. Another tough opponent. Another one-possession loss. They get a much easier match-up this week against 0-3 Georgia Tech

9. North Carolina– They move up this week even though they lost 21-14 to a solid Kentucky team. Their win over Washington is looking like a good one as they moved to 2-1 this week with a win over formerly unbeaten Arizona. They get a chance for another upset as the host their biggest rivals in Duke.

10. Louisville– Louisville’s Offense was back in form this week as they beat the defending B1G champs, Michigan State, 48-34 with their largest offensive output in team history with 514 yards. They get a chance to move back to .500 this week against 3-0 Virginia

11. Florida State– FSU has fallen back into Season 1 form these past two weeks as they fell to wake 21-14 and are now 2-1 and Illinois looks like the worst team in the nation. It doesn’t get any easier for them as they head to Lane Stadium to face the 3-0 Hokies.

12. Miami– They fought hard against VT but came out on the short end of the stick with a 17-13 loss. Unluckily for them, they get an even harder game has NC State comes into town.

13. Syracuse– Another week. Another blowout. I’m still not sure how this team beat Fresno State as they just went out and beat #4 North Texas. Anyways, Syracuse goes from NC State to Pitt. Not. Fun.

14. Georgia Tech– Georgia Tech sure makes at least one of these spots easier to do each week. Ohio State went to town on Georgia Tech 41-14. Big Rivalry game this week as they head down to Clemson this week.