Miami remains the clear top team in the ACC after a bye week that saw both of the other unbeaten teams lose. The Hurricanes are 5-0 and 3-0 in conference play, and they are the only undefeated team in the ACC after Pittsburgh fell at home to North Carolina and Duke lost at Georgia Tech.
1. Miami (5-0, 3-0 ACC) | Previous: 1
There is no reason to move Miami down after the bye. The Hurricanes will be challenged as the season goes on, but as of right now, Wake Forest is the only game that made Miami sweat a little.
- Week 1: W at Stanford, 45-6
- Week 2: W vs. Florida A&M, 77-7
- Week 3: W at Wake Forest, 33-20
- Week 4: W vs. Central Michigan, 52-3
- Week 5: W at Clemson, 41-13
- Week 6: Bye
Next: Florida State (Oct. 17, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
2. Wake Forest (5-1, 3-1 ACC) | Previous: 4
Wake Forest went to NC State and won 38-14 after outscoring the Wolfpack 28-0 in the second half. Gio Lopez threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns.
Wake's only loss remains to Miami, and the road wins at Louisville and NC State give them one of the strongest resumes in the ACC.
- Week 1: W vs. Akron, 38-16
- Week 2: W at Purdue, 38-36 (2OT)
- Week 3: L vs. Miami, 33-20
- Week 4: W at Louisville, 30-27
- Week 5: W vs. Stanford, 57-3
- Week 6: W at NC State, 38-14
Next: at California (Oct. 17, 10:30 p.m. ET)
3. SMU (4-1, 2-1 ACC) | Previous: 5
SMU was on a bye but moves up after the losses from Pittsburgh and Duke. The Mustangs' only loss is to Louisville and they remain one of the more stable teams in the conference.
- Week 1: W at Florida State, 27-24
- Week 2: W vs. UC Davis, 56-10
- Week 3: L at Louisville, 41-31
- Week 4: W vs. Missouri State, 34-24
- Week 5: W vs. Boston College, 25-16
- Week 6: Bye
Next: Virginia (Oct. 17, noon ET, The CW)
4. Pitt (5-1, 2-1 ACC) | Previous: 2
Pittsburgh lost its first game of the season, falling 21-17 at home to North Carolina in Holden Geriner's first start. Geriner was making his debut as the head signal caller after Mason Heintschel was ruled out for the season with a torn ACL. Geriner completed 27 of 44 passes for 219 yards and two interceptions.
Pitt led 17-14 early in the fourth quarter, but allowed Billy Edwards Jr. to hit Shamar Easter for a 75-yard touchdown and that ended up being the difference. The Panthers had three chances to retake the lead in the final 10 minutes and failed on all of them.
- Week 1: W vs. Miami (Ohio), 59-14
- Week 2: W vs. UCF, 12-7
- Week 3: W vs. Syracuse, 27-13
- Week 4: W vs. Bucknell, 59-0
- Week 5: W at Virginia Tech, 35-33
- Week 6: L vs. North Carolina, 21-17
Next: at Boston College (Oct. 17, noon ET, ESPN2)
5. Duke (4-1, 1-1 ACC) | Previous: 3
Duke lost for the first time this season, falling 28-25 at Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit and took a late lead on a Nate Sheppard touchdown run with under three minutes remaining.
But Georgia Tech answered with a 61-yard drive that ended on Trelain Maddox's 1-yard touchdown with 54 seconds left in the ball game. Duke drove into field-goal range, but Gavin Strange missed a 33-yard attempt wide left with five seconds remaining.
- Week 1: W vs. Tulane, 17-3
- Week 2: W at Illinois, 31-27
- Week 3: W vs. Stanford, 35-7
- Week 4: W vs. William & Mary, 62-7
- Week 5: Bye
- Week 6: L at Georgia Tech, 28-25
Next: North Carolina (Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
6. Louisville (3-3, 2-2 ACC) | Previous: 11
Louisville crushed Florida State 44-20 after the Seminoles jumped out to an early 14-0 lead. RB Isaac Brown ran for 235 yards, and Louisville finished with 397 rushing yards while outgaining FSU 537-399 in total yardage.
The Cardinals' three losses all came by three points (Ole Miss, Wake Forest, NC State) and the wins against FSU and SMU help out the resume.
- Week 1: L vs. Ole Miss, 41-38 (Nashville)
- Week 2: W vs. Villanova, 59-13
- Week 3: W vs. SMU, 41-31
- Week 4: L vs. Wake Forest, 30-27
- Week 5: L at NC State, 31-28
- Week 6: W vs. Florida State, 44-20
Next: at Syracuse (Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network)
7. Clemson (3-2, 2-1 ACC) | Previous: 8
Clemson did not play, but the Tigers' two ACC wins (North Carolina and California), both produced impressive wins on Saturday. The Miami loss remains the low point on the season, but Clemson moves up slightly as those earlier conference victories gain value.
- Week 1: L at LSU, 51-10
- Week 2: W vs. Georgia Southern, 22-7
- Week 3: W vs. North Carolina, 28-20
- Week 4: W at California, 24-10
- Week 5: L vs. Miami, 41-13
- Week 6: Bye
Next: Charleston Southern (Oct. 17, noon ET, ACC Network)
8. North Carolina (3-2, 1-1 ACC) | Previous: 12
North Carolina went on the road and beat previously unbeaten No. 25 Pitt 21-17. QB Billy Edwards Jr. completed 18 of 26 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns.
It was Bill Belichick's first win against a ranked opponent at North Carolina and the Tar Heels' first ranked road win since 2020. The Clemson head-to-head loss keeps UNC behind the Tigers for now.
- Week 0: W vs. TCU, 15-10 (Dublin)
- Week 1: Bye
- Week 2: W vs. East Tennessee State, 35-3
- Week 3: L at Clemson, 28-20
- Week 4: Bye
- Week 5: L vs. Notre Dame, 37-26
- Week 6: W at Pitt, 21-17
Next: at Duke (Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
9. California (3-3, 2-1 ACC) | Previous: 13
California beat Virginia Tech 25-20 behind QB Jackson Brousseau's 321 passing yards. The Golden Bears now have conference wins over Syracuse and Virginia Tech, with their only ACC loss coming against Clemson.
- Week 1: L vs. UCLA, 45-24
- Week 2: W at Syracuse, 21-18
- Week 3: W vs. Wagner, 49-7
- Week 4: L vs. Clemson, 24-10
- Week 5: L at UNLV, 39-31
- Week 6: W vs. Virginia Tech, 25-20
Next: Wake Forest (Oct. 17, 10:30 p.m. ET)
10. Virginia (4-2, 2-1 ACC) | Previous: 9
Virginia trailed Syracuse 17-7 in the second half and then scored 21 straight points to win 28-25. Jekail Middlebrook rushed for 95 yards in the game and scored two TDs (both in the fourth quarter), and Syracuse outgained the Cavaliers 430-288 on the day.
- Week 0: W vs. NC State, 34-8
- Week 1: Bye
- Week 2: W vs. Norfolk State, 59-3
- Week 3: L vs. West Virginia, 38-27 (Charlotte)
- Week 4: W vs. Delaware, 42-3
- Week 5: L at Florida State, 38-7
- Week 6: W vs. Syracuse, 28-25
Next: at SMU (Oct. 17, noon ET, The CW)
11. Virginia Tech (4-2, 1-2 ACC) | Previous: 6
Virginia Tech lost its second consecutive conference game, falling 25-20 at California. The Hokies were unbeaten two weeks ago and both losses (Pitt and Cal) were close, but the combination of those results and the significant wins collected by the teams around them requires a substantial drop.
- Week 1: W vs. VMI, 73-3
- Week 2: W vs. Old Dominion, 44-21
- Week 3: W at Maryland, 35-26
- Week 4: W at Boston College, 21-14
- Week 5: L vs. Pitt, 35-33
- Week 6: L at California, 25-20
Next: Georgia Tech (Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network)
12. Florida State (3-3, 1-2 ACC) | Previous: 7
After leading Louisville 14-0, FSU was outscored 44-6 the rest of the way in a 44-20 loss. The 38-7 win over Virginia last week looked like a potential breakthrough, but as is usually the case, Mike Norvell's team wasn't able to put it together.
- Week 0: W vs. New Mexico State, 34-17
- Week 1: L vs. SMU, 27-24
- Week 2: Bye
- Week 3: L at Alabama, 50-36
- Week 4: W vs. Central Arkansas, 34-7
- Week 5: W vs. Virginia, 38-7
- Week 6: L at Louisville, 44-20
Next: at Miami (Oct. 17, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
13. Georgia Tech (2-3, 1-1 ACC) | Previous: 17
Georgia Tech got its first ACC win of the season over Duke. Trelain Maddox rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead 1-yard score with 54 seconds remaining.
- Week 1: L vs. Colorado, 14-13
- Week 2: L vs. Tennessee, 45-24
- Week 3: W vs. Mercer, 44-11
- Week 4: L at Stanford, 34-27
- Week 5: Bye
- Week 6: W vs. Duke, 28-25
Next: at Virginia Tech (Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network)
14. NC State (3-3, 1-2 ACC) | Previous: 10
NC State led Wake Forest at halftime at home but was outscored 28-0 in the second half, losing 38-14. The Wolfpack managed only 11 rushing yards for the game.
The earlier win over Louisville keeps them above the bottom three, but they have now been blown out by both Virginia and Wake Forest.
- Week 0: L at Virginia, 34-8
- Week 1: Bye
- Week 2: W vs. Richmond, 73-0
- Week 3: L at Vanderbilt, 35-31
- Week 4: W vs. Appalachian State, 41-31
- Week 5: W vs. Louisville, 31-28
- Week 6: L vs. Wake Forest, 38-14
Next: Bye
15. Syracuse (2-3, 0-3 ACC) | Previous: 14
Syracuse could not hold on against Virginia in a 28-25 loss this past week. Malachi Nelson started at QB and threw for 217 yards and a touchdown before leaving with an injury. The Orange remain winless in ACC play.
- Week 1: W vs. New Hampshire, 66-3
- Week 2: L vs. California, 21-18
- Week 3: L at Pitt, 27-13
- Week 4: Bye
- Week 5: W at UConn, 42-41 (OT)
- Week 6: L at Virginia, 28-25
Next: Louisville (Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network)
16. Boston College (2-3, 0-2 ACC) | Previous: 15
Boston College was on a bye. Syracuse at least showed something on the road against Virginia, so the Eagles slip one spot. They remain winless in conference play.
- Week 1: L at Cincinnati, 34-15
- Week 2: W vs. Rutgers, 28-21
- Week 3: W vs. Maine, 22-16
- Week 4: L vs. Virginia Tech, 21-14
- Week 5: L at SMU, 25-16
- Week 6: Bye
Next: Pitt (Oct. 17, noon ET, ESPN2)
17. Stanford (2-4, 1-3 ACC) | Previous: 16
Stanford was demolished by No. 3 Notre Dame 58-7 and the Irish outgained the Cardinal 598-202. Stanford has now suffered blowout losses to Miami, Duke, Wake Forest and Notre Dame.
- Week 0: W vs. Hawaii, 37-27
- Week 1: L vs. Miami, 45-6
- Week 2: Bye
- Week 3: L at Duke, 35-7
- Week 4: W vs. Georgia Tech, 34-27
- Week 5: L at Wake Forest, 57-3
- Week 6: L at Notre Dame, 58-7
Next: Elon (Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. ET, ACCNX)
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