Overview
- Georgia Tech improved to 6-1 in ACC play with a comeback at Boston College and will secure a Charlotte spot by beating Pittsburgh.
- Virginia, SMU and Pitt each carry one league loss and remain in contention, with Duke now a long shot after losing to Virginia.
- Miami kept hope alive by blasting NC State but must win at Virginia Tech and at Pitt plus get specific results elsewhere to advance.
- The ACC will use its stated sequence of tiebreakers—head-to-head results, records vs. common opponents, opponents’ combined winning percentage, Team Rating Score, then a commissioner draw—for multi-team ties.
- ACC commissioner Jim Phillips remains optimistic about multiple College Football Playoff bids, and the title game is scheduled for Dec. 6 in Charlotte at Bank of America Stadium.