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1989 Season · 8 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
49.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.658
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
20-15
vs other conferences

1989 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Virginia (VIRGINIA)6-1.85710–30.769161.535Developing −+43
2Duke (DUKE)6-1.8578–40.667272.110Rebuilding+25
3Clemson (CLEMSON)5-2.71410–20.833111.213Developing ++45
4Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)4-3.5717–40.636382.762Struggling ++8
5NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)4-3.5717–50.583432.944Struggling ++2
6Maryland (MARYLAND)2-5.2863–7–10.318734.465Failing-15
7Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)1-6.1432–8–10.227916.432Rock Bottom-23
8North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)0-7.0001–100.0911007.801Rock Bottom-50

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
6315680105VirginiaVirginia — RS Final: #14Virginia — PS 1: #14Virginia — PS 2: #14Virginia — PS 3: #14Virginia — Final: #16DukeDuke — RS Final: #21Duke — PS 1: #21Duke — PS 2: #21Duke — PS 3: #21Duke — Final: #27ClemsonClemson — RS Final: #13Clemson — PS 1: #13Clemson — PS 2: #13Clemson — PS 3: #13Clemson — Final: #11Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #40Georgia Tech — PS 1: #39Georgia Tech — PS 2: #39Georgia Tech — PS 3: #39Georgia Tech — Final: #38NC StateNC State — RS Final: #38NC State — PS 1: #38NC State — PS 2: #38NC State — PS 3: #38NC State — Final: #43MarylandMaryland — RS Final: #69Maryland — PS 1: #69Maryland — PS 2: #69Maryland — PS 3: #69Maryland — Final: #73Wake ForestWake Forest — RS Final: #88Wake Forest — PS 1: #88Wake Forest — PS 2: #90Wake Forest — PS 3: #90Wake Forest — Final: #91North CarolinaNorth Carolina — RS Final: #100North Carolina — PS 1: #100North Carolina — PS 2: #100North Carolina — PS 3: #100North Carolina — Final: #100RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

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
3.658
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Clemson
+45
Virginia
+43
Duke
+25
Georgia Tech
+8
NC State
+2
Maryland
-15
Wake Forest
-23
North Carolina
-50

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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