Predicting records for every ACC team, including Clemson football
The 2020 Clemson football teams enters the season as one of the favorites to win the National Championship and, of course, the unquestioned favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference yet again.
The Tigers have won a grand total of five-straight ACC Championships dating back to 2015 and nothing seems to be standing in their way from winning yet another one, perhaps outside of the pandemic.
As Clemson football continues to prepare for the upcoming season, here is our predicted record finish for every team in the ACC with a breakdown of their 10-game conference win-loss finishes.
*Note: For this exercise, we excluded the non-conference games because many programs are still looking to fill that spot. We do know from the announcement earlier this week that Clemson football will play The Citadel, but we’re just looking at the ACC games today*
Boston College Eagles (2-8)
- Duke (L)
- North Carolina (L)
- Pittsburgh (L)
- Virginia Tech (L)
- Georgia Tech (W)
- Clemson (L)
- Syracuse (W)
- Notre Dame (L)
- Louisville (L)
- Virginia (L)
Clemson Tigers (10-0)
- Wake Forest (W)
- Virginia (W)
- Miami (W)
- Georgia Tech (W)
- Syracuse (W)
- Boston College (W)
- Notre Dame (W)
- Florida State (W)
- Pittsburgh (W)
- Virginia Tech (W)
Duke Blue Devils (3-7)
- Notre Dame (L)
- Boston College (W)
- Virginia Tech (L)
- Syracuse (L)
- NC State (W)
- North Carolina (L)
- Virginia (L)
- Wake Forest (L)
- Georgia Tech (W)
- Florida State (L)
Florida State Seminoles (4-6)
- Georgia Tech (W)
- Miami (L)
- Notre Dame (L)
- North Carolina (L)
- Louisville (L)
- Pittsburgh (L)
- NC State (W)
- Clemson (L)
- Virginia (W)
- Duke (W)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1-9)
- Florida State (L)
- Syracuse (W)
- Louisville (L)
- Clemson (L)
- Boston College (L)
- Notre Dame (L)
- Pittsburgh (L)
- Miami (L)
- Duke (L)
- NC State (L)
In alphabetical order, these are the first five ACC teams and their predicted records when I look at their schedule. Most notably, Florida State is going to have some trouble in Year 1 with just a 4-6 record in the ACC- and honestly, that may be generous.
Louisville Cardinals (9-1)
- Miami (W)
- Pittsburgh (W)
- Georgia Tech (W)
- Notre Dame (L)
- Florida State (W)
- Virginia Tech (W)
- Virginia (W)
- Syracuse (W)
- Boston College (W)
- Wake Forest (W)
Miami Hurricanes (5-5)
- Louisville (L)
- Florida State (W)
- Clemson (L)
- Pittsburgh (W)
- Virginia (L)
- NC State (W)
- Virginia Tech (L)
- Georgia Tech (W)
- Wake Forest (W)
- North Carolina (L)
North Carolina Tar Heels (10-0)*
- Syracuse (W)
- Boston College (W)
- Virginia Tech (W)
- Florida State (W)
- NC State (W)
- Virginia (W)
- Duke (W)
- Wake Forest (W)
- Notre Dame (W)
- Miami (W)
NC State Wolfpack (2-8)
- Virginia Tech (L)
- Wake Forest (L)
- Pittsburgh (L)
- Virginia (L)
- Duke (L)
- North Carolina (L)
- Miami (L)
- Florida State (L)
- Syracuse (W)
- Georgia Tech (W)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-2)
- Duke (W)
- Wake Forest (W)
- Florida State (W)
- Louisville (W)
- Pittsburgh (W)
- Georgia Tech (W)
- Clemson (L)
- Boston College (W)
- North Carolina (L)
- Syracuse (W)
Do I really think North Carolina will finish undefeated? Most likely they’ll lose one to the schedule, and they very well could lose to Notre Dame, but I like what the Tar Heels bring to the table and think they’re the second best team in the ACC. The Fighting Irish will need to beat UNC on the road and I just like Mack Brown’s chances.
Pittsburgh Panthers (5-5)
- Syracuse (W)
- Louisville (L)
- NC State (W)
- Boston College (W)
- Miami (L)
- Notre Dame (L)
- Florida State (W)
- Georgia Tech (W)
- Virginia Tech (L)
- Clemson (L)
Syracuse Orange (2-8)
- North Carolina (L)
- Pittsburgh (L)
- Georgia Tech (L)
- Duke (W)
- Clemson (L)
- Wake Forest (W)
- Boston College (L)
- Louisville (L)
- NC State (L)
- Notre Dame (L)
Virginia Cavaliers (6-4)
- Virginia Tech (L)
- Clemson (L)
- NC State (W)
- Wake Forest (W)
- Miami (W)
- North Carolina (L)
- Louisville (L)
- Duke (W)
- Florida State (W)
- Boston College (W)
Virginia Tech Hokies (7-3)
- NC State (W)
- Virginia (W)
- Duke (W)
- North Carolina (L)
- Boston College (W)
- Wake Forest (W)
- Louisville (L)
- Miami (W)
- Pittsburgh (W)
- Clemson (L)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-8)
- Clemson (L)
- NC State (W)
- Notre Dame (L)
- Virginia (L)
- Virginia Tech (L)
- Syracuse (L)
- North Carolina (L)
- Duke (W)
- Miami (L)
- Louisville (L)
Final Predicted ACC Standings
With no divisions this year, here’s what our final conference standings would look like if these predictions came true, with Clemson football winning the ACC for a sixth-straight time against the North Carolina Tar Heels in Charlotte.
- Clemson (10-0)
- North Carolina (10-0)
- Louisville (9-1)
- Notre Dame (8-2)
- Virginia Tech (7-3)
- Virginia (6-4)
- Miami (5-5)
- Pitt (5-5)
- Florida State (4-6)
- Duke (3-7)
- Wake Forest (2-8)
- Boston College (2-8)
- Syracuse (2-8)
- NC State (2-8)
- Georgia Tech (1-9)
Many of these schools will have a chance to add to their win total with a non-conference game or two, but this is likely where I see the teams in the ACC finishing in terms of the conference race this season.
What do you think, Clemson football fans? Comment below with what ACC teams you are most intrigued by heading into the season.