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ACC

1996 Season · 9 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
56.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.700
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
15-16
vs other conferences

1996 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)8-01.00011–10.91720.779Pretender ++68
2North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)6-2.75010–20.83381.205Developing ++46
3Clemson (CLEMSON)6-2.7507–50.583432.814Struggling ++7
4Virginia (VIRGINIA)5-3.6257–50.583322.245Rebuilding+17
5Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)4-4.5005–60.455593.551Struggling −-5
6Maryland (MARYLAND)3-5.3755–60.455683.915Failing +-11
7NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)3-5.3753–80.273925.387Failing −-25
8Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)1-7.1253–80.273955.757Rock Bottom-27
9Duke (DUKE)0-8.0000–110.0001077.645Rock Bottom-49

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1295785113Florida StateFlorida State — W15: #1Florida State — RS Final: #1Florida State — PS 2: #1Florida State — PS 3: #1Florida State — Final: #2North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W15: #10North Carolina — RS Final: #10North Carolina — PS 2: #10North Carolina — PS 3: #10North Carolina — Final: #8ClemsonClemson — W15: #41Clemson — RS Final: #41Clemson — PS 2: #41Clemson — PS 3: #44Clemson — Final: #43VirginiaVirginia — W15: #29Virginia — RS Final: #30Virginia — PS 2: #30Virginia — PS 3: #32Virginia — Final: #32Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — W15: #61Georgia Tech — RS Final: #61Georgia Tech — PS 2: #61Georgia Tech — PS 3: #61Georgia Tech — Final: #59MarylandMaryland — W15: #68Maryland — RS Final: #68Maryland — PS 2: #68Maryland — PS 3: #68Maryland — Final: #68NC StateNC State — W15: #90NC State — RS Final: #91NC State — PS 2: #91NC State — PS 3: #91NC State — Final: #92Wake ForestWake Forest — W15: #95Wake Forest — RS Final: #95Wake Forest — PS 2: #95Wake Forest — PS 3: #95Wake Forest — Final: #95DukeDuke — W15: #106Duke — RS Final: #106Duke — PS 2: #106Duke — PS 3: #107Duke — Final: #107W15RS FinalPS 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
3.700
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Florida State
+68
North Carolina
+46
Virginia
+17
Clemson
+7
Georgia Tech
-5
Maryland
-11
NC State
-25
Wake Forest
-27
Duke
-49

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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