ACC Football: Week 11 Power Rankings
The Atlantic Coast Conference saw some upsets among its top teams. But their losses were minimal in moving their rank in this week’s power rankings.
Week 10 saw some of the ACC’s ranked teams lose but their path to the ACC Title game is still safe, for now. It was a week full of upsets as three ranked teams in the conference took losses.
In this past week’s Friday games, the 17th-ranked Tar Heels dropped their matchup with Duke 28-27. In Saturday’s matchups, 14th-ranked Virginia Tech lost 30-20 to Georgia Tech, then second-ranked Clemson lost to Pittsburgh 43-42 on a last-second field goal.
The losses didn’t hurt these team’s in the power rankings, but Week 11 and beyond comes with some added pressure. Clemson and Virginia Tech still need one more victory to clinch their respective divisions.
This week, the Hokies take a break from conference play until their final game against the Virginia Cavaliers. While the Clemson Tigers will play their final conference game this week against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
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The Boston College Golden Eagles continue to be the ACC’s worst team after their 45-7 loss to the Florida State Seminoles. In this week’s power rankings, their drop comes due to their poor offensive performance.
The Golden Eagles offense was again a sight fore sore eyes. They managed just eight first downs, 50 passing yards and 96 rushing yards in the game. Boston College was 1-for-12 on third down conversions. They punted 10 times in the game.
The offense did not score until the fourth quarter, when the game was decidedly over. Sophomore running back Richard Wilson ran the ball in for a one-yard touchdown to prevent a Seminoles shutout.
They’ve lost four of their last five games and are now 1-6 in ACC play. The good news: They’ve got two games left and four victories. If they can win their final two games, they’ll avoid not qualifying for a bowl game for the second straight season.
This Week: Connecticut
The Golden Eagles play their lost non-conference game of the season next week against the Connecticut Huskies. Boston College is 10-0 against the Huskies since the series began back in 1908. They have tied twice. The Huskies are 3-7 this season.