ACC Football Power Rankings for Week 1
Published 5:19 am Sunday, August 25, 2024
Looking at the schools in the ACC, who are the top teams in the conference entering Week 1 of the college football schedule? In this week’s power rankings, which are located below, we take a look at each team and how they stack up.
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ACC Power Rankings
Projected records reflect games against only FBS opponents.
No. 1: Florida State
- Current Record: 0-1 | Projected 2024 Record: 0-1
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 1st
- Last Game Result: L 24-21 vs Georgia Tech
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: Boston College
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET on Monday, September 2
- TV Channel: ESPN
No. 2: Clemson
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 9-2
- Last Game Result: 38-35 win against Kentucky
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 46th
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: @ Georgia
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ABC
No. 3: Louisville
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 9-2
- Last Game Result: 42-28 loss against USC
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 36th
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Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: Austin Peay
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ACC Network
No. 4: SMU
- Current Record: 1-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 8-3
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 117th
- Last Game Result: W 29-24 vs Nevada
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: Houston Christian
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ACC Network Extra
No. 5: Duke
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 9-2
- Last Game Result: 17-10 win against Troy
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 40th
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: Elon
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET on Friday, August 30
- TV Channel: ACCN (Watch on Fubo – Regional restrictions may apply)
No. 6: North Carolina State
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 9-2
- Last Game Result: 28-19 loss against Kansas State
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 39th
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Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: Western Carolina
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, August 29
- TV Channel: ACCN (Watch on Fubo – Regional restrictions may apply)
No. 7: Virginia Tech
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 9-3
- Last Game Result: 41-20 win against Tulane
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 72nd
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: @ Vanderbilt
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ESPN
No. 8: Miami (FL)
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 5-6
- Last Game Result: 31-24 loss against Rutgers
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 56th
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: @ Florida
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ABC
No. 9: California
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 6-5
- Last Game Result: 34-14 loss against Texas Tech
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 19th
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: UC Davis
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ACC Network Extra
No. 10: North Carolina
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 7-4
- Last Game Result: 30-10 loss against West Virginia
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 59th
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: @ Minnesota
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, August 29
- TV Channel: FOX (Watch on Fubo – Regional restrictions may apply)
No. 11: Boston College
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 4-7
- Last Game Result: 23-14 win against SMU
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 67th
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Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: @ Florida State
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET on Monday, September 2
- TV Channel: ESPN
No. 12: Virginia
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 1-10
- Last Game Result: 55-17 loss against Virginia Tech
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 16th
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: Richmond
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ACC Network Extra
No. 13: Stanford
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 1-10
- Last Game Result: 56-23 loss against Notre Dame
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 1st
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: TCU
- Game Time: 10:30 PM ET on Friday, August 30
- TV Channel: ESPN (Watch on Fubo – Regional restrictions may apply)
No. 14: Wake Forest
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 3-8
- Last Game Result: 35-31 loss against Syracuse
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 43rd
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: North Carolina A&T
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, August 29
- TV Channel: ACC Network Extra
No. 15: Pittsburgh
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 4-7
- Last Game Result: 30-19 loss against Duke
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 48th
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: Kent State
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ESPNU
No. 16: Syracuse
- Current Record: 0-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 2-9
- Last Game Result: 45-0 loss against South Florida
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 73rd
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: Ohio
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ACC Network
No. 17: Georgia Tech
- Current Record: 1-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 1-0
- Strength of Schedule Ranking: 2nd
- Last Game Result: W 24-21 vs Florida State
Next Game
- Week 1 Opponent: Georgia State
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 31
- TV Channel: ACC Network
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