Ranking the ACC conference schedules

The ACC released its conference schedule on Tuesday, and, as is the case every season, some teams received a few breaks while others are tasked with daunting road trips and brutal stretches.

Here's the ACC conference schedules ranked from toughest to weakest.

1. NC State: Is the ACC punishing the Wolfpack for soft nonconference scheduling? NC State opens conference play with Wake Forest, which means it ends with Notre Dame, at Clemson, at Louisville, Boston College, Florida State, Miami and at North Carolina without a bye week. Dave Doeren better go 3-0 against the Group of 5 schools.

2. Miami: Mark Richt’s ACC career begins with a few familiar opponents as the Hurricanes play Georgia Tech and…