ACC Football Power Rankings 2021: Pitt reigns supreme in final edition

In the final ACC football power rankings of the season, Championship Week is in the books. No. 15 Pitt clashed with No. 16 Wake Forest for supremacy.

… How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good times that made us laugh
Outweigh the bad
… I thought we’d get to see forever
But forever’s gone away
It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday
… I don’t know where this road
Is going to lead
All I know is where we’ve been
And what we’ve been through

~It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian

Welcome back to headquarters for the final time this season. Headquarters is still on the corner of Tobacco Road and the future site of the David Cutcliffe Memorial Statue (it’s happening, people). This year was one of the best seasons in the ACC in a long time.

In a season that began as “who can dethrone Clemson?” it quickly became apparent that the Tigers would take a step back this season. Transfers, injuries, and the NFL Draft had a hand in Clemson not winning the ACC this season.

However, this could be considered Dabo Swinney’s best coaching job as head coach. Clemson can win ten games for the eleventh straight season despite the adversity.

This year was also the season of the one-score loss. Miami, Louisville, and Syracruse had a combined nine losses by one possession.

The #15 Pittsburgh Panthers behind record-setting quarterback Kenny Pickett are ACC champions when the smoke cleared the season.

So, to Textile and Palmetto Bowls, Victory Bells, and Territorial Cups, these are your final ACC Power Rankings of the 2021 season.