Could the toughest division in ACC Football be the Coastal?
Only three other ACC Football schools are ranked in the top 40. North Carolina State is 32nd. Boston College 36th and Syracuse 40th. Miami plays at BC October 26.
The next tier of teams between 41-60 has two teams from each division. Georgia Tech and Virginia from the Coastal are 51st and 54th overall. Wake Forest who just got pummeled at home 56-27 by Notre Dame is 59th and Florida State is a prime example of how the mighty have fallen is 60th.
North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Louisville bring up the rear of the ACC at 67th, 69th and 72nd. The Hurricanes open ACC play with UNC Thursday night and conclude it by hosting Pittsburgh November 24.
Miami fans already know too well that the Panthers can pose problems. Georgia Tech is also a difficult team to match up with playing against their triple-option. The Yellow Jackets star running back Kirvonte Benson is out for the rest of the season after a knee injury.
According to the FPI, the hardest games left on Miami’s schedule are at Boston College and Virginia Tech. The Hurricanes are being given a 58.1 percent chance to win at BC and a 58.6 percent chance at BC. After that, it’s Duke at 67.6 percent. The Hurricanes are being given an 87.5 percent chance to defeat Florida State.
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It would a huge upset for Miami or anyone else in the Coastal to defeat Clemson this season. It appears at this point of the season that the Coastal has three of the top four ACC Football teams.