The ACC receives unmistakable message from the CFP Committee

The College Football Playoff selection committee delivered an unmistakable message to the ACC on Tuesday night: the depth is nice, but without top-end teams, the ACC is clearly behind its peers. That evaluation probably puts the ACC into the "one-bid" category. In the first CFP rankings of the 2025 season, Virginia debuted as the ACC's highest-rated team at No. 14, followed by Louisville (15), Georgia Tech (17), Miami (18) and Pittsburgh (24). No ACC program cracked the top 13.

Contrast that with the Big Ten and SEC.