As of Oct. 12 2020 STANDINGS ACC FOOTBALL NOTES ACC Games Overall THREE ACC TEAMS IN THE TOP 5 FOR FIRST TIME IN Team W L For Opp Pct W L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak LEAGUE HISTORY Clemson 3 0 120 53 1.000 4 0 169 53 1.000 3-0 1-0 0-0 Won 4 • For the first time in league history, three ACC teams North Carolina 3 0 113 73 1.000 3 0 113 73 1.000 2-0 1-0 0-0 Won 6 are ranked in the AP Top 5 – No. 1 Clemson, No. 4 Notre Dame 2 0 69 39 1.000 3 0 121 39 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 Won 9 Notre Dame and No. 5 North Carolina. This is the 16th time in ACC history that three teams have been in the NC State 3 1 137 137 .750 3 1 137 137 .750 1-0 2-1 0-0 Won 2 top 10. Boston College 2 1 79 62 .667 3 1 103 83 .750 2-1 1-0 0-0 Won 1 Miami 2 1 116 86 .667 3 1 147 100 .750 2-0 1-1 0-0 Lost 1 • Five ACC teams are ranked in the AP Top 25 and USA Virginia Tech 2 1 128 111 .667 2 1 128 111 .667 1-0 1-1 0-0 Lost 1 Today/Amway Coaches Top 25 polls. In both polls, Georgia Tech 2 1 82 77 .667 2 2 103 126 .500 1-1 1-1 0-0 Won 1 Clemson is No. 1 and Notre Dame is No. 4. In the AP poll, North Carolina is No. 5, followed by No. 13 Pitt 2 2 103 91 .500 3 2 158 91 .600 3-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2 Miami and No. 23 Virginia Tech. In the Coaches' poll, Virginia 1 2 82 99 .333 1 2 82 99 .333 1-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2 Carolina is No. 6, Miami is No. 12 and Virginia Tech Syracuse 1 3 77 110 .250 1 3 77 110 .250 1-1 0-2 0-0 Lost 1 is No. 23. NC State and Boston College are receiving Duke 1 4 108 153 .200 1 4 108 153 .200 0-2 1-2 0-0 Won 1 votes in both polls, and Virginia is receiving votes in the AP poll. Wake Forest 0 2 55 82 .000 1 2 121 96 .333 1-1 0-1 0-0 Won 1 Florida State 0 3 49 110 .000 1 3 90 134 .250 1-1 0-2 0-0 Lost 1 • Clemson is atop the AP poll for the 22nd time in Louisville 0 3 81 116 .000 1 3 116 137 .250 1-1 0-2 0-0 Lost 3 school history. • At No. 5 in the AP poll, this is North Carolina's high- 2020 SCHEDULE (OCT. 17) est ranking since Nov. 3, 1997, when the Tar Heels were also fifth. Carolina rose as high as No. 4 that year Saturday, Oct. 17 Time, TV Sirius XM App/Web before finishing the season ranked sixth. No. 1 Clemson at Georgia Tech Noon, ABC 134 194 956 Series: Georgia Tech leads series, 50-32-2; Last meeting: Clemson, 52-14 (2019) AROUND THE LEAGUE ABC: Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Marty Smith (sideline) • This Saturday is the only time this season that all 15 ACC teams are in action on the same day. The Pitt at No. 13 Miami Noon, ACCN 81 81 81 weekend features seven conference matchups and one Series: Miami leads series, 27-11-1; Last meeting: Miami, 16-12 (2019) non-conference game. ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Eric Wood (sideline) • Through the first five weeks of the season, scoring Liberty at Syracuse Noon, RSN 132 201 964 in conference games is the highest since the league Series: Syracuse leads series, 1-0; Last meeting: Syracuse, 24-0 (2019) expanded to 14 teams in 2013. The average scoring RSN: Evan Lepler (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst), Abby Labar (sideline) in league games this year is 58.3 points. The league record is 59.3 set in 2012. Louisville at No. 4 Notre Dame 2:30 p.m., NBC 129 129 129 Series: Series tied, 1-1; Last meeting: Notre Dame, 35-17 (2019) Highest Scoring Average (conference games only) NBC: Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Tony Dungy (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline) 2012 - 59.3 points 2020 - 58.3 2018 - 57.8 Duke at NC State 3:30 p.m., RSN 134 194 956 2001 - 57.3 Series: Duke leads series, 41-36-5; Last meeting: Duke, 38-20 (2013) 2019 - 56.8 RSN: Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Lyndsay Rowley (sideline) 2016 - 56.2 Virginia at Wake Forest 4 p.m., ACCN 137 193 955 • Ten different players posted 100-or-more rushing Series: Virginia leads series, 34-14; Last meeting: Wake Forest, 16-10 (2012) yards during the games of Oct. 9-10. That is the most ACCN: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Dr. Jerry Punch (sideline) 100-yard rushers in a single week since Nov. 2-3, 2018 (10). No. 5 North Carolina at Florida State 7:30 p.m., ABC 132 201 964 Series: Florida State leads series, 15-3-1; Last meeting: North Carolina, 37-35 (2016) 100-yard rushers, Oct 9-10 ABC: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Toddy McShay (sideline) 214 Michael Carter, North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech 188 Mataeo Durant, Duke at Syracuse Boston College at No. 23 Virginia Tech 8 p.m., ACCN 137 193 955 185 Kyren Williams Notre Dame vs. Florida State Series: Virginia Tech leads series, 18-10; Last meeting: Boston College, 35-28 (2019) 169 Javonte Williams, North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech ACCN: Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline) 169 Deon Jackson, Duke at Syracuse 155 Javian Hawkins, Louisville at Georgia Tech 149 Travis Etienne, Clemson vs. Miami 138 Khalil Herbert, Virginia Tech at North Carolina ACC NETWORK 103 Chris Tyree, Notre Dame vs. Florida State 101 Zonovan Knight, NC State at Virginia AT&T TV, AT&T TV NOW, Cox, DIRECTV, DISH, fuboTV, Google Fiber, Hulu Live TV, Optimum, Sling TV, Spectrum TV, Suddenlink, TVision, Verizon Fios, YouTube TV, members of the NCTC, NRTC and Vivicast, among others all carry ACCN. 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