We did an ACC ranking last week, so let's do it again (and maybe we'll do it every week). Here are my rankings; reply with yours - or with criticism of all the things I got wrong.
(Last week in parentheses)
1. Miami (1)
2. Clemson (2)
3. Pitt (3)
4. Louisville (4)
5. Duke (6)
6. Boston College (5)
7. Georgia Tech (7)
8. SMU (12)
9. Cal (8)
10. Syracuse (10)
11. Virginia (11)
12. Stanford (9)
13. North Carolina (13)
14. N.C. State (15)
15. Virginia Tech (14)
16. Wake Forest (16)
17. Florida State (17)
- Obviously the biggest mover is SMU, but that's probably because I had them too low at 12 last week.
- I still think Georgia Tech is a dangerous team, so I'm keeping them at 7 despite being 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the ACC. That ranking could change quickly.
- Boston College dropped one spot despite not losing this past weekend, but they're a different - and far less dangerous team - without Thomas Castellanos. That plus Duke's comeback win over UNC led to a swap there.
- The bottom five or so are really a mess. Virginia Tech could have beaten Miami, but the difference between a top team and a bottom team is that the first group wins the "could have" games and the second group doesn't.
- Would FSU beat Wake Forest head-to-head? Probably. But I'm keeping the Seminoles at No. 17 just because.
(Last week in parentheses)
1. Miami (1)
2. Clemson (2)
3. Pitt (3)
4. Louisville (4)
5. Duke (6)
6. Boston College (5)
7. Georgia Tech (7)
8. SMU (12)
9. Cal (8)
10. Syracuse (10)
11. Virginia (11)
12. Stanford (9)
13. North Carolina (13)
14. N.C. State (15)
15. Virginia Tech (14)
16. Wake Forest (16)
17. Florida State (17)
- Obviously the biggest mover is SMU, but that's probably because I had them too low at 12 last week.
- I still think Georgia Tech is a dangerous team, so I'm keeping them at 7 despite being 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the ACC. That ranking could change quickly.
- Boston College dropped one spot despite not losing this past weekend, but they're a different - and far less dangerous team - without Thomas Castellanos. That plus Duke's comeback win over UNC led to a swap there.
- The bottom five or so are really a mess. Virginia Tech could have beaten Miami, but the difference between a top team and a bottom team is that the first group wins the "could have" games and the second group doesn't.
- Would FSU beat Wake Forest head-to-head? Probably. But I'm keeping the Seminoles at No. 17 just because.
