ACC Power Rankings: When Will Syracuse Football End Losing Streak?

Each week throughout the college football regular season, SyracuseRoundtable will bring you the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) power rankings.

The rankings will help give a clearer picture as to how the top teams in the conference stack up against one another. In December, the top two teams will compete in Charlotte, N.C., not for just the conference title, but a berth in the College Football Playoff.

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We almost had a massive shake up on the top spot this week, but Miami held served.

Plus, this week we try to pinpoint when exactly Syracuse can snap its 11-game conference losing streak.

To the rankings!

The Hurricanes barely kept their undefeated season alive after with a thrilling victory over rival Florida State, 43-35. The interesting question now for the Hurricanes moving forward is… what if they do if they suffer one conference loss? Would we still view them as the conference’s best team? Miami will play Notre Dame in a non-league game in November. Even with a loss, Miami may hold on to the top spot all season because of the overall talent on the roster and quality of victories over ACC foes.

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Although tested early on, the Mustangs were able to defeat Virginia this past weekend, 23-13. SMU enters this weekend’s matchup at home against California as a heavy favorite and will then take on Syracuse in Central New York on Halloween. The Mustangs’ path to the ACC title gets much more difficult in November.

The Demon Deacons continue to be one of the most surprising teams, not just in the ACC, but in the entire country. Wake’s lone loss came to Miami earlier this season. The Demon Deacons are nationally ranked (17) in the latest AP Top 25 poll. Wake plays Virginia this week and will likely be favorited in each of their games going forward until a Nov. 14 game against SMU.

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Clemson won the ACC conference championship in 2024 and they are in position to get back to the game this December. SMU or Wake Forest are guaranteed to lose on Nov. 14 as…

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