Consistent with the format we used last season, we'll give our rankings, then share our thoughts on Clemson and the rest of the conference. Mark Gordon will be taking this section on some weeks when I'm on our new MarkRogersTV/SB Nation ACC Breakdown show, but nothing much else should change. Well, except that Notre Dame is back in the rankings.
Keep in mind these are not projected standings. A team like VT, who avoids Clemson, FSU, and Louisville, will logically get a bump in projected finish, but not Power Rankings. So, without further delay...
Tier 1
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