| 2002 | Clemson7–6 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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.) | — (— · —) | #71 (of 117 teams · 25.4 pts/g · 330 points) | — (— allowed · —) | #62 (of 117 teams · 26.9 pts/g allowed · 349 points) | #70 (of 117 teams · -1.5 /g · -19 on the season) | — (—) | — (— /g · — on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | — (— of plays successful) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | — (— average PPA on successful plays) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 9 ACC teams in 2002 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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 9 ACC teams in 2002. 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 9 ACC teams in 2002. 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 team has a rank for this) | #58 (Scoring offense: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range #18–#108. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #50 (Scoring defense: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range #7–#102. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #61 (Point margin: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range #11–#107. 0 of 9 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) | — (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) | — (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) |
| 2002 | Maryland11–3 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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.) | — (— · —) | #21 (of 117 teams · 32.2 pts/g · 451 points) | — (— allowed · —) | #7 — top 10 (of 117 teams · 16.3 pts/g allowed · 228 points) | #11 (of 117 teams · +15.9 /g · +223 on the season) | — (—) | — (— /g · — on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | — (— of plays successful) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | — (— average PPA on successful plays) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2002 | NC State11–3 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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.) | — (— · —) | #18 (of 117 teams · 32.9 pts/g · 460 points) | — (— allowed · —) | #10 — top 10 (of 117 teams · 17.0 pts/g allowed · 238 points) | #12 (of 117 teams · +15.9 /g · +222 on the season) | — (—) | — (— /g · — on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | — (— of plays successful) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | — (— average PPA on successful plays) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2002 | Duke2–10 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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.) | — (— · —) | #103 (of 117 teams · 18.9 pts/g · 227 points) | — (— allowed · —) | #83 (of 117 teams · 29.4 pts/g allowed · 353 points) | #96 (of 117 teams · -10.5 /g · -126 on the season) | — (—) | — (— /g · — on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | — (— of plays successful) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | — (— average PPA on successful plays) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2002 | Florida State9–5 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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.) | — (— · —) | #32 (of 117 teams · 30.6 pts/g · 428 points) | — (— allowed · —) | #32 (of 117 teams · 21.5 pts/g allowed · 301 points) | #25 (of 117 teams · +9.1 /g · +127 on the season) | — (—) | — (— /g · — on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | — (— of plays successful) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | — (— average PPA on successful plays) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2002 | Georgia Tech7–6 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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.) | — (— · —) | #94 (of 117 teams · 21.5 pts/g · 280 points) | — (— allowed · —) | #27 (of 117 teams · 20.5 pts/g allowed · 267 points) | #64 (of 117 teams · +1.0 /g · +13 on the season) | — (—) | — (— /g · — on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | — (— of plays successful) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | — (— average PPA on successful plays) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2002 | Virginia9–5 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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 117 teams · 28.7 pts/g · 402 points) | — (— allowed · —) | #50 (of 117 teams · 24.9 pts/g allowed · 348 points) | #55 (of 117 teams · +3.9 /g · +54 on the season) | — (—) | — (— /g · — on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | — (— of plays successful) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | — (— average PPA on successful plays) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2002 | Wake Forest7–6 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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.) | — (— · —) | #58 (of 117 teams · 27.4 pts/g · 356 points) | — (— allowed · —) | #53 (of 117 teams · 25.1 pts/g allowed · 327 points) | #61 (of 117 teams · +2.2 /g · +29 on the season) | — (—) | — (— /g · — on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | — (— of plays successful) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | — (— average PPA on successful plays) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2002 | North Carolina3–9 | 0 / 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 ACC teams in 2002. Range 0–0.) | — (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 — bottom 10 (of 117 teams · 18.6 pts/g · 223 points) | — (— allowed · —) | #102 (of 117 teams · 35.1 pts/g allowed · 421 points) | #107 (of 117 teams · -16.5 /g · -198 on the season) | — (—) | — (— /g · — on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | — (— of plays successful) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | — (— average PPA on successful plays) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |