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1. Clemson 2. FSU 3. Miami 4. Maryland 5. Virginia Tech 6. Georgia Tech 7. N.C. State 8. Pitt 9. Syracuse 10. Boston College 11.Duke 12. North Carolina 13. Virginia 14. Wake Forest
MORE RANKINGS: Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SECRISING: The Terps (again). Maryland didn’t even play last week and climbed into the Top 25. That’s what happens when you whip a team (West Virginia) 37-0 that knocks off the No. 11 team (Oklahoma State) while you’re on your bye week preparing for what is the league’s biggest game of the season so far. QB C.J. Brown is legit and he has a dynamic playmaker in Stefon Diggs to get the ball to. But are the Terps ready to compete – even beat – the Seminoles, who dismantled them 41-14 last season?FALLING: North Carolina. A sleeper team, led by a talented and experienced quarterback entering the season, the Tar Heels have been one of the nation’s biggest disappointments. It began sinking two weeks ago when Georgia Tech dominated the second half and then Saturday against ECU, it was just plain ugly. Pirates QB Shane Carden threw for 376 yards, ECU ran for more than 200 and totaled 603 yards. If the Heels don’t figure out something this week, they’re staring at 1-4 after the trip to Blacksburg.BOTTOM LINE: It’s another proving week for the ACC – isn’t it always? FSU takes on suddenly serious Maryland and Miami, at 4-0, gets a dangerous Georgia Tech team coming off a loss to Virginia Tech in which the Jackets’ offensive attack was stopped in its tracks. Speaking of the Hokies, with a win over UNC, can you believe they’ll be 5-1 after people were wondering about Frank Beamer’s future after the season-opening ugly loss to Alabama?
