Nov ACC Factoids

· * Clemson earned its third straight No. 1 ranking by the Associated Press, becoming only the third ACC team to have been ranked No. 1 for three consecutive weeks by the AP in the same year. The Tigers join Florida State (1993, 1995, 1999, 2013, 2014) and Virginia (1990) as the only ACC teams to have accomplished that.


* With a 30-27 overtime win over Virginia Tech, North Carolina earned its first berth in the Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game and a share of the Coastal Division title. A win over NC State this week would give the Tar Heels undisputed possession of the Coastal Championship. The title is UNC’s and the Tar Heels will be playing for their first ACC Football title since 1980.

* For the first time in its history, the ACC has two teams with double-digit winning streaks at the same time. Clemson has won 14 games in a row, the longest current winning streak in the FBS, while North Carolina has now won 10 straight games, which is the third-longest current winning streak.

* The ACC has eight teams that have achieved bowl eligibility in Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State and Pitt. Virginia Tech can become the ninth bowl-bound league team with a win this Saturday against Virginia.