The ACC began the 2024 college football season looking to fortify its bona fides on the gridiron one year after its undefeated champion was left out of the College Football Playoff and as its two best programs over the past 20 years are actively suing the conference.
That quest is off to a less-than-ideal start.
Florida State, the league’s lone team in the top 10 of the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, already has two losses. Clemson, the No. 2 team in the conference preseason poll, was drubbed by Georgia in Week 1. Virginia Tech, a popular sleeper pick, fell to perennial SEC doormat Vanderbilt.
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The first full week of the season wasn’t a total loss for the ACC, though. Here are power rankings of the ACC’s football teams after Week 1 of the 2024 season:
ACC football power rankings after Week 1 of the 2024 season
1. Miami (1-0)
It’s quite possible Florida’s just a bad team overseen by a lame-duck coach, but after a 24-point win against the Gators in The Swamp, the offseason hype around the Hurricanes, and especially quarterback Cam Ward, looks justified.
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2. Clemson (0-1)
The good news? Georgia has made a lot of teams look incompetent over the years and will do the same in 2024. The bad news? Even against an elite defense, the Tigers still looked lost offensively in their 34-3 loss.
3. Louisville (1-0)
The Cardinals put up 571 yards against Austin Peay in a 62-0 win that was a touchdown and an extra point away from an even nicer result. Freshman running back Isaac Brown went for 123 yards on only five carries.
4. NC State (1-0)
The Wolfpack actually trailed FCS Western Carolina by four early in the fourth quarter before scoring 21…
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Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2024-09-03 10:07:22
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