Miami Hurricanes remain ACC frontrunner. Where do things stand behind them?

The No. 1 Miami Hurricanes remain undefeated and therefore remain at the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.

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And after a few key results on Saturday, there’s some clarity behind Miami in the conference standings with five weeks left in the regular season.

As we get into the thick of conference play, here is a look at the current ACC landscape, including full standings for the 17-team league, each team’s remaining schedule, what it would take for Miami to get to the conference title game for just the second time and first time since 2017 and who they might play should they get there.

ACC game results this week

No. 1 Miami 52, Pittsburgh 23

No. 23 SMU 59, California 20

Boston College 49, Georgia Tech 27

Duke 19, Virginia 16

Stanford 31, NC State 28

Syracuse 31, North Carolina 30 (OT)

Virginia Tech 20, Clemson 16

ACC standings after Week 8

Miami: 7-0, 5-0 ACC

Wake Forest: 6-1, 4-1 ACC

SMU: 6-1, 4-1 ACC

Virginia Tech: 6-2, 3-2 ACC

Louisville: 4-3, 3-2 ACC

North Carolina: 4-3, 2-2 ACC

Clemson: 4-3, 2-2 ACC

Duke: 5-2, 2-2 ACC

Boston College: 4-3, 2-2 ACC

Pittsburgh: 5-3, 2-3 ACC

California: 3-5, 2-3 ACC

Virginia: 4-4, 2-3 ACC

Stanford: 4-4, 2-3 ACC

Georgia Tech: 2-5, 1-3 ACC

NC State: 3-4, 1-3 ACC

Florida State: 3-4, 1-3 ACC

Syracuse: 3-4, 1-4 ACC

Remaining ACC schedules

Miami: at North Carolina, vs. Duke, vs. Virginia Tech, vs. Boston College

Wake Forest: vs. Virginia, at SMU, at Georgia Tech, vs. Duke

SMU: at Syracuse, vs. Virginia Tech, vs. Wake Forest, at Stanford

Virginia Tech: at SMU, vs. Stanford, at Miami, vs. Virginia

Louisville: vs. Stanford, at Georgia Tech, at North Carolina, vs. Pittsburgh

North Carolina: vs. Miami, vs. Louisville, at Virginia, vs. NC State

Clemson: at Florida State, at Syracuse, vs. Georgia Tech, at Duke

Duke: vs. Boston College, at NC State, at Miami, vs. Clemson, at Wake Forest

Boston College: at Duke, vs. Florida State, vs. Syracuse, at Miami

Pittsburgh: vs. Georgia Tech, vs. Florida State, at Louisville, at California

California: at NC State, at Virginia, vs. Stanford, vs. Pittsburgh

Virginia: at Wake Forest, vs. California, vs. North Carolina, at Virginia Tech

Stanford: at Louisville, at Virginia Tech, at California, vs. SMU

Georgia Tech: at Pittsburgh, vs. Louisville, at Clemson, vs. Wake Forest

NC State: vs. California, vs. Duke, vs. Syracuse, at Florida State, at North Carolina

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Florida State: vs. Clemson, at Boston College, at Pittsburgh, vs. NC State

Syracuse: vs. SMU, vs. Clemson, at NC State, at Boston College

What it means

As the only undefeated team in the league, Miami right now remains the top team in the conference and has the inside track to make the ACC Championship Game in Charlotte on Dec. 5.

After that is a two-way race between one-loss teams in Wake Forest and SMU, who just so happen to play each other on Nov. 14. Barring no upsets over the next two weeks (which is far from a given), the winner of that game very well could decide who goes to Charlotte.

A logjam of six teams already with two losses in league play follow below those three providing for a chance for chaos should the top three teams falter.

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This story was originally published October 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM.