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Ranking which ACC schools are most viable to join a “super conference”

By John Scimeca

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 24: Don Chapman #2 celebrates with teammate Trey Morrison #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels after making an interception against the North Carolina State Wolfpack during their game at Kenan Stadium on October 24, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 24: Don Chapman #2 celebrates with teammate Trey Morrison #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels after making an interception against the North Carolina State Wolfpack during their game at Kenan Stadium on October 24, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 30: Sean Tucker #34 of the Syracuse Orange is pushed out of bounds by Jason Maitre #3 of the Boston College Eagles during the fourth quarter at the Carrier Dome on October 30, 2021 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 30: Sean Tucker #34 of the Syracuse Orange is pushed out of bounds by Jason Maitre #3 of the Boston College Eagles during the fourth quarter at the Carrier Dome on October 30, 2021 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) /

14. Boston College

Sorry, Doug Flutie and Eagles fans — Boston College ranks at the bottom of this list.

The Eagles’ best days were their first three seasons in the ACC, which they joined in 2005. The team compiled a 30-9 record in those three years. The 2007 squad was ranked No. 2 at one point in the season before losing the ACC title game to Virginia Tech and finishing 11-3, ranked in the AP Top 10.

The Eagles haven’t won more than seven games in a season since 2009. Maybe the saving grace for BC would be its location in Boston, with a metro area of 4.9 million people — didn’t that large-city proximity somehow earn Rutgers a seat in the Big Ten a few years ago?

13. Wake Forest

The Demon Deacons had a nice season last year, going 11-3 and reaching the ACC title game before losing to Pitt. They return quarterback Sam Hartman this year and could make some noise — but this recent success has been the exception instead of the rule in Winston-Salem, N.C.

There’s not an overwhelmingly huge fan base and the results are pretty weak overall. Since 2009, the team has only recorded four winning seasons and the Demon Deacons were one of the ACC’s worst teams in the 1990s.

12. Syracuse

You’ve got to love the Carrier Dome and the 2-3 zone defense — but the highly regarded men’s basketball team won’t get Syracuse into a super conference anytime soon.

The Orange joined the ACC in 2013, and the football team has struggled ever since. From that point, they’ve only had two winning seasons. Although 2018’s 10-3 squad under coach Dino Babers was nice, it feels more like a flash in the pan.

11. Pittsburgh

The Panthers have been one of those solid-but-not-spectacular football teams since joining the ACC in 2013 from the Big East. True, last year’s squad won the ACC title with star quarterback Kenny Pickett (a future first-round NFL Draft selection), but that was Pitt’s best team since 1981.

The 1976 team won the national title, sure, with Tony Dorsett winning the Heisman Trophy, but Pitt hasn’t come close to matching that success recently. Last year’s No. 13 finish in the AP poll was the first time the Panthers finished the year ranked since 2009.

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