When the Miami Hurricanes looked like one of the top teams in the Country, it looked like the ACC could end up earning multiple bids into the 12-team College Football Playoff. The last few weeks have been an absolute disaster for the ACC with Miami taking two losses while Louisville, Georgia Tech, and Virginia have all suffered set back losses.
The ACC went from a team that could get two teams or more back in the Playoff like they did in 2024 with SMU and Clemson to being at best a 1 bid league. For those rooting for the ACC to put as many teams as possible, who think this can’t get worse, it certainly can.
Duke winning the ACC would be a nightmare for the conference
While most think the 4 highest conference champions earning a bid means the Power 4 each is guaranteed a bid, that isn’t the case. There’s currently a nightmare scenario brewing for the ACC, which would be the Duke Blue Devils winning the Conference Championship.
The Duke Blue Devils are currently just 5-4 on the season which would have them far out of Playoff contention, but they’re 4-1 in ACC play. Having only one loss in ACC play puts Duke in contention for the conference championship game…