FWIW:
Virginia Tech is Athlon’s projected Coastal Division champion, but there’s very little separation between Frank Beamer’s team and Miami or North Carolina. In terms of overall talent, Miami is No. 2 in the ACC. That being said, the prediction for Miami and North Carolina are identical (8-4 Overall; 5-3 ACC).
Also a piece on Recruiting Classes versus Conference Performance with stats from 247.
Here is how the ACC rosters rank entering the 2014 season. Below is each roster in the ACC based on average nat'l recruiting ranking over the last 5 classes (according to 247Sports) and each team's win-loss record.
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Team
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]'14
[/TD]
[TD]'13
[/TD]
[TD]'12
[/TD]
[TD]'11
[/TD]
[TD]'10
[/TD]
[TD]Avg
[/TD]
[TD]W/L
[/TD]
[TD]Conf.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1.
[/TD]
[TD]Florida State
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]4
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]2
[/TD]
[TD]9
[/TD]
[TD]5.6
[/TD]
[TD]45-10
[/TD]
[TD]26-6
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2.
[/TD]
[TD]Miami
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]12
[/TD]
[TD]14
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]16.8
[/TD]
[TD]29-21
[/TD]
[TD]18-14
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3.
[/TD]
[TD]Clemson
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]18
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]28
[/TD]
[TD]17.2
[/TD]
[TD]38-15
[/TD]
[TD]24-8
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4.
[/TD]
[TD]Virginia Tech
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]27
[/TD]
[TD]21
[/TD]
[TD]21
[/TD]
[TD]36
[/TD]
[TD]32
[/TD]
[TD]27.4
[/TD]
[TD]37-17
[/TD]
[TD]24-8
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5.
[/TD]
[TD]North Carolina
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]29
[/TD]
[TD]28
[/TD]
[TD]43
[/TD]
[TD]19
[/TD]
[TD]24
[/TD]
[TD]28.6
[/TD]
[TD]30-21
[/TD]
[TD]16-16
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6.
[/TD]
[TD]Virginia
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]32
[/TD]
[TD]29
[/TD]
[TD]26
[/TD]
[TD]23
[/TD]
[TD]77
[/TD]
[TD]37.4
[/TD]
[TD]18-31
[/TD]
[TD]8-24
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7.
[/TD]
[TD]Louisville
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]47
[/TD]
[TD]36
[/TD]
[TD]45
[/TD]
[TD]29
[/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[TD]41.4
[/TD]
[TD]37-15
[/TD]
[TD]20-9
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8.
[/TD]
[TD]Pitt
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]44
[/TD]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[TD]42
[/TD]
[TD]58
[/TD]
[TD]34
[/TD]
[TD]42.2
[/TD]
[TD]27-25
[/TD]
[TD]15-14
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9.
[/TD]
[TD]NC State
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]34
[/TD]
[TD]59
[/TD]
[TD]54
[/TD]
[TD]72
[/TD]
[TD]37
[/TD]
[TD]51.2
[/TD]
[TD]27-24
[/TD]
[TD]13-19
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10.
[/TD]
[TD]Georgia Tech
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]54
[/TD]
[TD]76
[/TD]
[TD]52
[/TD]
[TD]44
[/TD]
[TD]41
[/TD]
[TD]53.4
[/TD]
[TD]28-25
[/TD]
[TD]19-13
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11.
[/TD]
[TD]Boston College
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]52
[/TD]
[TD]87
[/TD]
[TD]71
[/TD]
[TD]41
[/TD]
[TD]43
[/TD]
[TD]58.8
[/TD]
[TD]20-30
[/TD]
[TD]12-20
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12.
[/TD]
[TD]Syracuse
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[TD]73
[/TD]
[TD]61
[/TD]
[TD]61
[/TD]
[TD]73
[/TD]
[TD]63.6
[/TD]
[TD]27-24
[/TD]
[TD]14-15
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13.
[/TD]
[TD]Duke
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]58
[/TD]
[TD]70
[/TD]
[TD]62
[/TD]
[TD]63
[/TD]
[TD]74
[/TD]
[TD]65.4
[/TD]
[TD]22-29
[/TD]
[TD]11-21
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14.
[/TD]
[TD]Wake Forest
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]62
[/TD]
[TD]67
[/TD]
[TD]66
[/TD]
[TD]69
[/TD]
[TD]71
[/TD]
[TD]67
[/TD]
[TD]18-31
[/TD]
[TD]11-21
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
IT IS TIME!!!!
Virginia Tech is Athlon’s projected Coastal Division champion, but there’s very little separation between Frank Beamer’s team and Miami or North Carolina. In terms of overall talent, Miami is No. 2 in the ACC. That being said, the prediction for Miami and North Carolina are identical (8-4 Overall; 5-3 ACC).
Also a piece on Recruiting Classes versus Conference Performance with stats from 247.
Here is how the ACC rosters rank entering the 2014 season. Below is each roster in the ACC based on average nat'l recruiting ranking over the last 5 classes (according to 247Sports) and each team's win-loss record.
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Team
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]'14
[/TD]
[TD]'13
[/TD]
[TD]'12
[/TD]
[TD]'11
[/TD]
[TD]'10
[/TD]
[TD]Avg
[/TD]
[TD]W/L
[/TD]
[TD]Conf.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1.
[/TD]
[TD]Florida State
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]4
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]2
[/TD]
[TD]9
[/TD]
[TD]5.6
[/TD]
[TD]45-10
[/TD]
[TD]26-6
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2.
[/TD]
[TD]Miami
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]12
[/TD]
[TD]14
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]16.8
[/TD]
[TD]29-21
[/TD]
[TD]18-14
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3.
[/TD]
[TD]Clemson
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]18
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]28
[/TD]
[TD]17.2
[/TD]
[TD]38-15
[/TD]
[TD]24-8
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4.
[/TD]
[TD]Virginia Tech
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]27
[/TD]
[TD]21
[/TD]
[TD]21
[/TD]
[TD]36
[/TD]
[TD]32
[/TD]
[TD]27.4
[/TD]
[TD]37-17
[/TD]
[TD]24-8
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5.
[/TD]
[TD]North Carolina
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]29
[/TD]
[TD]28
[/TD]
[TD]43
[/TD]
[TD]19
[/TD]
[TD]24
[/TD]
[TD]28.6
[/TD]
[TD]30-21
[/TD]
[TD]16-16
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6.
[/TD]
[TD]Virginia
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]32
[/TD]
[TD]29
[/TD]
[TD]26
[/TD]
[TD]23
[/TD]
[TD]77
[/TD]
[TD]37.4
[/TD]
[TD]18-31
[/TD]
[TD]8-24
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7.
[/TD]
[TD]Louisville
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]47
[/TD]
[TD]36
[/TD]
[TD]45
[/TD]
[TD]29
[/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[TD]41.4
[/TD]
[TD]37-15
[/TD]
[TD]20-9
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8.
[/TD]
[TD]Pitt
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]44
[/TD]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[TD]42
[/TD]
[TD]58
[/TD]
[TD]34
[/TD]
[TD]42.2
[/TD]
[TD]27-25
[/TD]
[TD]15-14
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9.
[/TD]
[TD]NC State
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]34
[/TD]
[TD]59
[/TD]
[TD]54
[/TD]
[TD]72
[/TD]
[TD]37
[/TD]
[TD]51.2
[/TD]
[TD]27-24
[/TD]
[TD]13-19
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10.
[/TD]
[TD]Georgia Tech
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]54
[/TD]
[TD]76
[/TD]
[TD]52
[/TD]
[TD]44
[/TD]
[TD]41
[/TD]
[TD]53.4
[/TD]
[TD]28-25
[/TD]
[TD]19-13
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11.
[/TD]
[TD]Boston College
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]52
[/TD]
[TD]87
[/TD]
[TD]71
[/TD]
[TD]41
[/TD]
[TD]43
[/TD]
[TD]58.8
[/TD]
[TD]20-30
[/TD]
[TD]12-20
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12.
[/TD]
[TD]Syracuse
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[TD]73
[/TD]
[TD]61
[/TD]
[TD]61
[/TD]
[TD]73
[/TD]
[TD]63.6
[/TD]
[TD]27-24
[/TD]
[TD]14-15
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13.
[/TD]
[TD]Duke
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]58
[/TD]
[TD]70
[/TD]
[TD]62
[/TD]
[TD]63
[/TD]
[TD]74
[/TD]
[TD]65.4
[/TD]
[TD]22-29
[/TD]
[TD]11-21
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14.
[/TD]
[TD]Wake Forest
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]62
[/TD]
[TD]67
[/TD]
[TD]66
[/TD]
[TD]69
[/TD]
[TD]71
[/TD]
[TD]67
[/TD]
[TD]18-31
[/TD]
[TD]11-21
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
IT IS TIME!!!!