A look around the Atlantic Coastal Conference would most likely provide someone with the following view.
Clemson. And everybody else.
In reality there’s really no true No.2 team in the conference. The usual would be suspects of Florida State and Miami are in turmoil. Virginia Tech is in a tight spot and barely made bowl eligibility this season, leaving them basically in the same category as the Yellow Jackets. That leaves a grouping of Boston College, Duke, NC State, and Syracuse as competent ACC teams right now. That being said, three of those teams are in Clemson’s own division.