Ranking the ACC head coaches entering 2015 spring football

Jan 1, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; Florida State Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher looks on before the 2015 Rose Bowl college football game against the Oregon Ducks at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Jimbo Fisher and the Seminoles have been at the top of the ACC recently, but is that enough to put him at the top of the ACC head coach rankings?

In 2014 Florida State, Clemson, Louisville and Georgia Tech were the top of the food chain in the ACC, with all those teams finishing the season ranked in the final AP poll.

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Despite just those four teams finishing the season ranked in the top 25 in the country, there are still a bunch of great head coaches whose teams may have exceeded expectations, fought through injury or suspension problems or developed players that contributed to the team’s final record.

For all the static the ACC gets as far as having a poor football conference, there are a solid amount of good head coaches in this conference with almost all of them here to stay for the near future due to their success and ties to their schools.  The conference has also improved and that is in part due to these ACC head coaches developing players that fit their system.

Overall I think the depth of coaches in the conference is just as good as any other power conference with the additions of Steve Addazio, David Cutcliffe and a recent hire and favorite of mine Pat Narduzzi.

With all that being said, on to the ACC head coach power rankings, where some spots may be surprising.

Next: Pat Narduzzi