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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Week 12 ACC Rankings

Posted on 3:48 PM by BDM

1. Georgia Tech (10-1, 7-1). The Yellow Jackets learned that their ACCCG opponent will be Clemson, and they are pretty happy about it; the last time these two met this season, it was a thrilling game that came down to the last minute...with Georgia Tech coming out on top. Last Week: 1

2. Clemson (8-3, 6-2). The Tigers clinched the Atlantic Division without even playing a game last week, but apparently head coach Dabo Swinney and the rest of the Clemson team didn't get the memo. The Clemson defense played lights out in the second half against UVA. Last Week: 2

3. Virginia Tech (8-3, 5-2). Another easy ACC win for the Hokies as they improve their league mark to 5-2. With Virginia as the last game on the schedule, look for that win total to increase by one after this week. Last Week: 3

4. North Carolina (8-3, 4-3). Easily the hottest team in the ACC right now, the Tar Heels find themselves ranked once again in the top 25. But even with a bowl game in the offings, head coach Butch Davis is focused on avenging back-to-back losses to rival NC State this week and a chance to finish 3rd in the division. Last Week: 4

5. Miami (8-3, 5-3). After struggling with Dook for three quarters, the Hurricanes finally put away the pesky Blue Devils. Miami is playing good football of late, and will be a tough out in postseason play. Last Week: 5

6. Florida State (6-5, 4-4). The bowl streak (barely) continues for head coach Bobby Bowden, but the guy who is the happiest is soon-to-be-retired defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews, whose defense gave him a great send-off in his final home game in Tallahassee. Last Week: 7

7. Boston College (7-4, 4-3). Tough loss for the Eagles, and those QB struggles we all expected to see at the beginning of the season were front and center against a very good UNC defense. Finishing against Maryland should send BC into their bowl game on a high note. Last Week: 6

8. Dook (5-6, 3-4). The Blue Devils won't be participating in this year's postseason, but you still have to be impressed with the job that head coach David Cutcliffe has done in two short years in Durham. With his 9 wins, Cutcliffe has already surpassed the career totals of the last two Dook head coaches, Ted Roof and Carl Franks, and already has half the total amount of wins of Fred Goldsmith, the last Dook coach to post a winning record, and almost half the total amount of wins that former Dook coach Steve Spurrier had in his three-year tenure in Durham. Last Week: 8

9. Wake Forest (4-7, 2-5). This team has nothing to play for except pride against Dook this season. Senior QB Riley Skinner has been sporadic this year, and his performance mirrors the record of this football team. Hopefully this is not the beginning of the end of great things in Winston-Salem, where the Deacs have been very good under Jim Grobe's leadership. Last Week: 9

10. Virginia (3-8, 2-5). After getting completely shut out in the second half against Clemson, you really have to wonder when - not if - the decision to fire head coach Al Groh will come down. This team showed some flashes in the first half, but less than 50 total offensive yards in the second half won't win any ball games. Last Week: 10

11. Maryland (2-9, 1-6). The Terrapins played tough and almost spoiled Bobby Bowden's chances to continue his bowl streak, but in the end it ended the way almost every game has ended for Maryland this season - with a loss. If you are a Terps fan, you have to wonder: is offensive coordinator and coach-in-waiting James Franklin really that much of an improvement over current head coach Ralph Friedgen? Last Week: 12

12. NC State (4-7, 1-6). State fans continue to wonder what might have been this season with all the injuries in Raleigh. With rival North Carolina coming to town, the only thing the Wolfpack has to play for is to continue their two-game winning streak against the Tar Heels. Last Week: 11

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