Cal hopes to avoid starting 0-2 when it faces a Syracuse team that won its opener easily

The ACC is used to having heavy favorites lead the conference on the national stage, and the preseason outlook points in that direction again in 2026. Florida State famously went 70-2 in its first nine seasons as an ACC member,

Malachi Toney couldn't be stopped, running free through Stanford's defense and striking Heisman Trophy poses after catching touchdown passes for seventh-ranked Miami. A day later, Pittsburgh's Mason Heintschel set an Atlantic Coast Conference single-game record for TD throws.

Teams are listed by ceiling win projections. Other conference projections: Big Ten | SEC | Big 12 | Big East CEILING Total wins: 37 ACC finish: First Postseason finish: National championship FLOOR Total wins: 29 ACC finish: Second Postseason finish: Sweet 16 Scheyer has had the luxury of coaching teams that led by back-to-back Wooden Award winners Cooper Flagg (2025) and Cameron Boozer (2026).

Twelve teams will play nine ACC games, while the remaining five teams will play eight conference games. Diamond Images / Getty Images The ACC’s transition to a nine-game schedule will have a hybrid model next season. The league announced Tuesday that, in ...

Duke rises in the ACC Football Power Rankings after a dominant win over Tulane, while Clemson takes a major fall. Our latest ACC football power rankings after Week 1, including where the FSU Seminoles stand and how the conference shifted.

The ACC will expand its enhanced replay for 2026, giving viewers an inside look at the full discussions and debates in the conference's replay center in Charlotte, North Carolina, for significantly more games.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Midway through his fourth year as ACC commissioner, Jim Phillips has one overarching goal guiding most of his decision-making: “That we have a sustainable model for college sports, that has a chance to be healthy,” Phillips told The ...