| 2009 | Boston College8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #98 (of 120 teams · 323.9 yds/g · 4,211 yards) | #79 (of 120 teams · 24.8 pts/g · 322 points) | #26 (of 120 teams · 327.6 yds/g allowed · 4,259 yards) | #19 (of 120 teams · 19.8 pts/g allowed · 257 points) | #46 (of 120 teams · +5.0 /g · +65 on the season) | #74 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 23 taken, 26 given · -0.23 /g) | #91 (of 120 teams · 17:43 /g · 3h 50m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #102 (of 120 teams · -0.012 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #15 (of 120 teams · -0.026 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #105 (of 120 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #36 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #84 (of 120 teams · 0.882 average PPA on successful plays) | #18 (of 120 teams · 0.848 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 ACC teams in 2009 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #50 (Total offense: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #26–#118. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #33 (Scoring offense: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #15–#105. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #52 (Total defense: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #6–#108. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #56 (Scoring defense: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #9–#100. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #46 (Point margin: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #9–#109. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #59 (Turnover margin: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #14–#114. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #62 (Possession: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #6–#112. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #47 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #9–#113. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #42 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #4–#107. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #5–#106. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #39 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #4–#87. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #39 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #14–#115. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #71 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range #9–#120. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2009 | Clemson9–5 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #74 (of 120 teams · 362.4 yds/g · 5,073 yards) | #28 (of 120 teams · 31.1 pts/g · 436 points) | #20 (of 120 teams · 314.3 yds/g allowed · 4,400 yards) | #25 (of 120 teams · 20.4 pts/g allowed · 286 points) | #22 (of 120 teams · +10.7 /g · +150 on the season) | #28 (of 120 teams · +6 on the season · 30 taken, 24 given · +0.43 /g) | #107 (of 120 teams · 17:13 /g · 4h 01m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #107 (of 120 teams · -0.019 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #11 (of 120 teams · -0.028 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #95 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #45 (of 120 teams · 0.940 average PPA on successful plays) | #87 (of 120 teams · 0.956 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Duke5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #69 (of 120 teams · 368.5 yds/g · 4,422 yards) | #74 (of 120 teams · 25.2 pts/g · 302 points) | #61 (of 120 teams · 368.6 yds/g allowed · 4,423 yards) | #83 (of 120 teams · 28.3 pts/g allowed · 340 points) | #83 (of 120 teams · -3.2 /g · -38 on the season) | #51 (of 120 teams · +2 on the season · 18 taken, 16 given · +0.17 /g) | #62 (of 120 teams · 18:34 /g · 3h 43m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #80 (of 120 teams · 0.025 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #85 (of 120 teams · 0.067 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #98 (of 120 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #87 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #19 (of 120 teams · 0.986 average PPA on successful plays) | #40 (of 120 teams · 0.897 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Florida State7–6 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #28 (of 120 teams · 421.3 yds/g · 5,477 yards) | #33 (of 120 teams · 30.1 pts/g · 391 points) | #108 (of 120 teams · 433.5 yds/g allowed · 5,636 yards) | #94 (of 120 teams · 30.0 pts/g allowed · 390 points) | #70 (of 120 teams · +0.1 /g · +1 on the season) | #59 (of 120 teams · +1 on the season · 27 taken, 26 given · +0.08 /g) | #48 (of 120 teams · 18:50 /g · 4h 05m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.129 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #107 (of 120 teams · 0.124 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #71 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #108 (of 120 teams · 0.845 average PPA on successful plays) | #120 (of 120 teams · 1.122 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Georgia Tech11–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #26 (of 120 teams · 422.1 yds/g · 5,910 yards) | #15 (of 120 teams · 33.8 pts/g · 473 points) | #54 (of 120 teams · 360.3 yds/g allowed · 5,044 yards) | #56 (of 120 teams · 24.8 pts/g allowed · 347 points) | #26 (of 120 teams · +9.0 /g · +126 on the season) | #21 (of 120 teams · +8 on the season · 26 taken, 18 given · +0.57 /g) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 20:29 /g · 4h 47m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #15 (of 120 teams · 0.111 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #87 (of 120 teams · 0.068 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #37 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #63 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #49 (of 120 teams · 0.937 average PPA on successful plays) | #92 (of 120 teams · 0.963 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Maryland2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #102 (of 120 teams · 316.4 yds/g · 3,797 yards) | #98 (of 120 teams · 21.3 pts/g · 256 points) | #83 (of 120 teams · 396.3 yds/g allowed · 4,756 yards) | #100 (of 120 teams · 31.3 pts/g allowed · 375 points) | #109 (of 120 teams · -9.9 /g · -119 on the season) | #96 (of 120 teams · -6 on the season · 18 taken, 24 given · -0.50 /g) | #108 (of 120 teams · 17:11 /g · 3h 26m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #90 (of 120 teams · 0.017 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #34 (of 120 teams · 0.005 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #103 (of 120 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #49 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #30 (of 120 teams · 0.970 average PPA on successful plays) | #71 (of 120 teams · 0.937 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Miami9–4 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #45 (of 120 teams · 399.9 yds/g · 5,199 yards) | #31 (of 120 teams · 30.3 pts/g · 394 points) | #29 (of 120 teams · 329.6 yds/g allowed · 4,285 yards) | #37 (of 120 teams · 22.1 pts/g allowed · 288 points) | #31 (of 120 teams · +8.2 /g · +106 on the season) | #60 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 21 taken, 21 given · +0.00 /g) | #71 (of 120 teams · 18:19 /g · 3h 58m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #26 (of 120 teams · 0.089 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #42 (of 120 teams · 0.016 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #30 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #28 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #20 (of 120 teams · 0.985 average PPA on successful plays) | #84 (of 120 teams · 0.954 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | NC State5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #46 (of 120 teams · 393.8 yds/g · 4,726 yards) | #30 (of 120 teams · 30.3 pts/g · 364 points) | #55 (of 120 teams · 361.3 yds/g allowed · 4,335 yards) | #99 (of 120 teams · 31.2 pts/g allowed · 374 points) | #75 (of 120 teams · -0.8 /g · -10 on the season) | #114 (of 120 teams · -11 on the season · 14 taken, 25 given · -0.92 /g) | #17 (of 120 teams · 19:45 /g · 3h 57m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #47 (of 120 teams · 0.057 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #56 (of 120 teams · 0.037 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #60 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #85 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #22 (of 120 teams · 0.979 average PPA on successful plays) | #14 (of 120 teams · 0.839 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | North Carolina8–5 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #108 (of 120 teams · 307.8 yds/g · 4,001 yards) | #83 (of 120 teams · 23.8 pts/g · 309 points) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 269.6 yds/g allowed · 3,505 yards) | #13 (of 120 teams · 17.1 pts/g allowed · 222 points) | #38 (of 120 teams · +6.7 /g · +87 on the season) | #52 (of 120 teams · +2 on the season · 29 taken, 27 given · +0.15 /g) | #12 (of 120 teams · 20:01 /g · 4h 20m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #98 (of 120 teams · -0.001 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.074 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #88 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #20 (of 120 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #115 (of 120 teams · 0.807 average PPA on successful plays) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.814 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Virginia3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #118 (of 120 teams · 269.6 yds/g · 3,235 yards) | #105 (of 120 teams · 19.3 pts/g · 232 points) | #52 (of 120 teams · 358.4 yds/g allowed · 4,301 yards) | #68 (of 120 teams · 26.3 pts/g allowed · 316 points) | #97 (of 120 teams · -7.0 /g · -84 on the season) | #60 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 20 taken, 20 given · +0.00 /g) | #112 (of 120 teams · 16:49 /g · 3h 22m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #113 (of 120 teams · -0.034 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #46 (of 120 teams · 0.022 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #106 (of 120 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #39 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #105 (of 120 teams · 0.856 average PPA on successful plays) | #11 (of 120 teams · 0.820 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Virginia Tech10–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #50 (of 120 teams · 392.1 yds/g · 5,097 yards) | #24 (of 120 teams · 31.9 pts/g · 414 points) | #12 (of 120 teams · 295.5 yds/g allowed · 3,841 yards) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 15.6 pts/g allowed · 203 points) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +16.2 /g · +211 on the season) | #14 (of 120 teams · +9 on the season · 24 taken, 15 given · +0.69 /g) | #69 (of 120 teams · 18:21 /g · 3h 59m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #30 (of 120 teams · 0.084 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #41 (of 120 teams · 0.016 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #73 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #14 (of 120 teams · 1.000 average PPA on successful plays) | #112 (of 120 teams · 1.045 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Wake Forest5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 ACC teams in 2009. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #41 (of 120 teams · 403.4 yds/g · 4,841 yards) | #66 (of 120 teams · 26.3 pts/g · 316 points) | #75 (of 120 teams · 383.1 yds/g allowed · 4,597 yards) | #65 (of 120 teams · 26.3 pts/g allowed · 315 points) | #69 (of 120 teams · +0.1 /g · +1 on the season) | #83 (of 120 teams · -4 on the season · 15 taken, 19 given · -0.33 /g) | #24 (of 120 teams · 19:28 /g · 3h 54m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #37 (of 120 teams · 0.072 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #101 (of 120 teams · 0.105 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #39 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #79 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #39 (of 120 teams · 0.951 average PPA on successful plays) | #95 (of 120 teams · 0.971 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |