Even though the ACC only has one team in the College Football Playoff, they have a couple ranked teams competing in bowl games based on the final top-25 ranking. Those include No. 22 Georgia Tech vs. No. 12 BYU matchup in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 27, followed by No. 19 Virginia vs. Missouri game in the Gator Bowl on the same day.

The Atlantic Coast Conference's transition to a nine-game football schedule will feature 12 of 17 football-playing members playing nine games next fall while the remaining five stay at eight. The league announced details of the new model Tuesday,

NC State and Duke will play nine conference games in 2026, while North Carolina will play eight as the league transitions to a nine-game league schedule.

UNC football knows its ACC nonconference games for the 2026 season. Here's a breakdown of the schedule in Bill Belichick's second year.

Week 1 wins for Florida State against Alabama and for Miami against Notre Dame backed up the notion that the ACC might finally have its football powers all running hot at the same time for the first time in nearly a decade.

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips responded to Notre Dame's criticism, saying the league has a "responsibility" to support its teams.

The ACC became the most abnormal conference to figure out in 2025. So who lands No. 1 between Miami, Virginia, even champion Duke?

The ACC also wants to explore reducing or eliminating the weekly release of the College Football Playoff selection committee's top 25 rankings