TL;DR
- Georgia Tech and Virginia lead the ACC standings with perfect conference records.
- Pitt, Louisville, SMU, and Duke are close behind with one conference loss each.
- Miami's loss to SMU complicates the ACC championship race significantly.
- Tiebreaker rules are in place for scenarios involving multiple teams with identical records.
With a wild Week 10 in the ACC, the championship race became even more complicated. Here's a current look at how the teams stack up with No. 10 Miami falling to SMU. The Virginia vs. NC State game on September 6 was a non-conference game and does not count.
Georgia Tech and Virgina are at the top ahead of Pitt, Louisville, SMU and Duke all with one conference loss.There are a few different paths for teams to lock a spot in the championship game.
Last rivals
Georgia Tech: at NC State, at Boston College, Pitt, Georgia
Virginia: at Cal, Wake Forest, at Duke, Virginia Tech
Pitt: at Stanford, Notre Dame, at Georgia Tech, Miami
SMU: at Boston College, Louisville, at Cal
Louisville: Clemson, at SMU, Kentucky
Duke: Virginia, at North Carolina, Wake Forest
| School | ACC | Pct. | For-Against | Overall | Pct. | For-Against | Home | Away | Neutral | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 5-0 | 1.000 | 157-104 | 8-0 | 1.000 | 288-160 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W8 |
Virginia | 4-0 | 1.000 | 141-101 | 7-1 | .875 | 297-179 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | W6 |
Pitt | 4-1 | .800 | 192-119 | 6-2 | .750 | 322-176 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | W4 |
Louisville | 3-1 | .750 | 123-102 | 6-1 | .857 | 242-150 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
SMU | 4-1 | .800 | 138-85 | 6-3 | .667 | 277-191 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | W1 |
Duke | 4-1 | .800 | 192-129 | 5-3 | .625 | 283-225 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | W1 |
Miami | 2-2 | .500 | 111-79 | 6-2 | .750 | 258-125 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
Wake Forest | 2-2 | .500 | 96-99 | 5-2 | .714 | 187-132 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
Virginia Tech | 2-2 | .500 | 108-120 | 3-5 | .375 | 203-239 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | W1 |
California | 2-2 | .500 | 104-129 | 5-3 | .625 | 200-195 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | L1 |
Clemson | 2-4 | .333 | 190-159 | 3-5 | .375 | 227-192 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 | L2 |
Stanford | 2-3 | .400 | 87-157 | 3-5 | .375 | 140-236 | 3-0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | L1 |
NC State | 1-3 | .250 | 122-145 | 4-4 | .500 | 244-239 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | L2 |
North Carolina | 1-3 | .250 | 71-86 | 3-5 | .375 | 155-177 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | W1 |
Syracuse | 1-5 | .167 | 94-188 | 3-6 | .333 | 213-277 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | L5 |
Florida State | 0-4 | .000 | 104-128 | 3-4 | .429 | 278-158 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | L4 |
Boston College | 0-5 | .000 | 85-185 | 1-7 | .125 | 214-275 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 0-0 | L7 |
ACC tiebreaker rules
According to the ACC's policy, if three or more teams are tied with the highest percentage of wins or two or more teams are tied with the second highest percentage of wins in league play, the following tiebreaker procedure goes into effect:
A. For a two-team tie, head-to-head competition between the two tied teams.
B. Win-percentage against all common opponents.
C. Win-percentage against common opponents based upon their order of finish (overall conference win percentage with ties broken) and proceeding through other common opponents based upon their order of finish.
D. Combined win-percentage of conference opponents.
E. The tied team with the highest ranking by the Team Rating Score metric provided by SportSource Analytics following the conclusion of regular-season games.
F. The participant shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the commissioner or commissioner's designee.
If three or more teams are tied atop the league standings, the following procedure will be used:
A. Combined head-to-head win-percentage among the tied teams if all tied teams are common opponents.
B. If all tied teams are not common opponents, the tied team that defeated each of the other tied teams.
C. Win percentage against all common opponents.
D. Win percentage against common opponents based upon their order of finish (overall conference win percentage, with ties broken) and proceeding through other common opponents based upon their order of finish.
E. Combined win-percentage of conference opponents.
F. The tied team with the highest-ranking by the Team Rating Score metric provided by SportSource Analytics following the conclusion of regular season games.
G. The participant shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the Commissioner or Commissioner's designee.
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