If Duke beats Virginia on Saturday, wins at North Carolina on November 22 and against Wake Forest on November 29, the Blue Devils would earn a berth in the ACC Championship Game. Former Miami head coach Manny Diaz has Duke in a great position to reach the ACC Championship Game before Mario Cristobal.
Cristobal was hired as the Miami head coach a few weeks after Diaz was fired by the Hurricanes after the 2021 regular season. Diaz was 21–15 overall and 16–9 in the ACC in three seasons as Miami's head coach. In nearly two full seasons at Duke, Diaz is 14–8 overall and 9–4 in the ACC.