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ACC

1953 Season · 7 ranked teams

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Failing +
Avg Rank
54.3
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.871
Failing +
Non-Conf Record
21-18
vs other conferences

1953 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Duke (DUKE)4-01.0007–2–10.750141.750Developing −+21
2Maryland (MARYLAND)3-01.00010–10.90930.916Pretender −+48
3South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)2-3.4007–30.700222.147Rebuilding+16
4North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)2-3.4004–60.400724.405Failing +-9
5Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)2-3.4003–6–10.350875.008Failing-10
6Clemson (CLEMSON)1-2.3333–5–10.389744.516Failing-9
7NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)0-3.0001–90.1001088.356Rock Bottom-30

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1295886114DukeDuke — W12: #9Duke — W13: #18Duke — W14: #14Duke — RS Final: #15Duke — Final: #14MarylandMaryland — W12: #1Maryland — W13: #1Maryland — W14: #1Maryland — RS Final: #1Maryland — Final: #3South CarolinaSouth Carolina — W12: #13South Carolina — W13: #12South Carolina — W14: #21South Carolina — RS Final: #22South Carolina — Final: #22North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W12: #78North Carolina — W13: #68North Carolina — W14: #71North Carolina — RS Final: #72North Carolina — Final: #72Wake ForestWake Forest — W12: #97Wake Forest — W13: #98Wake Forest — W14: #87Wake Forest — RS Final: #86Wake Forest — Final: #87ClemsonClemson — W12: #74Clemson — W13: #72Clemson — W14: #73Clemson — RS Final: #73Clemson — Final: #74NC StateNC State — W12: #104NC State — W13: #106NC State — W14: #108NC State — RS Final: #108NC State — Final: #108W12W13W14RS FinalFinal

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.871
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Maryland
+48
Duke
+21
South Carolina
+16
North Carolina
-9
Clemson
-9
Wake Forest
-10
NC State
-30

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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