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The ACC had a very bad weekend as both Championship game participants were defeated at the hands of SEC schools.  Georgia Tech lost at home to Georgia while Clemson was thoroughly dominated at rival South Carolina.  The losses take some of the luster off of this weekend’s ACC Championship game.  However, a BCS game is still on the line as #10 Georgia Tech will face now unranked Clemson.  The only other ranked ACC team is Virginia Tech who stands in at #12.  The Hokies whipped rival Virginia 42-13. Meanwhile, ACC fans can find great sports gifts including Fatheads and sports Snuggies online at Sports-Shop.com.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets continue the lead the conference in the BCS rankings coming in at #7.  Georgia Tech comes off a bye week to face in-state rival Georgia.  Virginia Tech moved up one slot to #14 following their 38-10 thrashing of NC State.  The Hokies travel to in state rival Virginia.  The 8-3 Hurricanes of Miami had a rough time with Duke but pulled away for a 34-16 victory.  Miami will have a tough test as they face South Florida on their home turf.  Clemson moved up from #23 to #18 after defeating Virginia 34-21.  The Tigers will face a tough test as they travel to arch rival South Carolina on the 28th.  North Carolina entered the rankings at #24 following a 31-13 victory at BC.  The Tar Heels travel to NC State and the latest bowl projections have UNC facing Tennessee in the Music City Bowl on December 27th.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets held at #7 following their destruction of Duke.  QB Josh Nesbitt and RB Jonathan Dwyer dominated the game combining for 5 touchdowns on the afternoon.  The Yellow Jackets will be off until November 28th when they battle in-state rival Georgia in a non-conference matchup.  Virginia Tech moved up to #15 from 21 with their dominating victory over Maryland.  The Hokies host North Carolina State this week.  The Hurricanes of Miami dropped 6 slots to #20 after their disappointing loss at North Carolina.  Miami hosts Duke this week which should be an easy victory.  Clemson entered the rankings at #23 following their impressive victory at NC State.  The Tigers look to stay in the rankings when they host Virginia on the 21st.

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The Yellow Jackets continue to lead the Big East Conference in the BCS Top 25 Rankings.  They moved up from #10 to #7 as they escaped with a victory over Wake Forest in overtime 30-27.  Georgia Tech travels to Duke this week.  The Miami Hurricanes annihilated Virginia 52-17 moving them up 3 slots to #14.  Miami travels to North Carolina on the 14th.  The Hokies come in at #21 after defeating East Carolina and travel to Maryland this week.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets moved up one spot in the BCS Top 25 rankings to #10 with their impressive 2nd half performance in the 2nd half against Vanderbilt.  The Jackets were again led by QB Josh Nesbitt and RB Jonathan Dwyer in the 56-31 victory.  The Jackets host Wake Forest on November 7th.  The Hurricanes moved up from #19 to #17 after a narrow 28-27 escape against Wake Forest.  Miami hosts Virginia on November 7th.  The Hokies of Virginia Tech fell 10 sports to #23 following a 20-17 home loss to North Carolina.  Virginia Tech travels to East Carolina on November 5th to face the Pirates in front of a national audience as both teams will look to improve on their projected 2009-2010 bowl games.

Georgia Tech moved up one slot to # 11 with a sound beating of Virginia.  The Jackets are the class of the conference with a 7-1 record and look to continue to represent the ACC in the college football Top 25 rankings.  Tech jumps out of conference on October 31st when they will battle the SEC’s Vanderbilt Commodores.  The Hokies of Virginia Tech also moved up one slot to #13 while on their bye week.  They will host North Carolina on October 29th.  The Hurricanes slid down the rankings from #10 to #19.  Miami had a listless performance in the comfy confines of Dolphin Stadium against Clemson.  The Canes lost 40-37 in overtime.  Miami will look to bounce back when they travel to Wake Forest on October 31st and Miami is picked to face Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl on January 1st in the latest bowl projections.

The BCS unveiled its rankings for 2009 with the top 25 including three members of the ACC.  Miami tops the list at #10 as the 5-1 Canes host Clemson on October 24th.  The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are now ranked #12 after their impressive victory over Virginia Tech.  The 6-1 Jackets travel to Virginia on October 24th in what should be an easy victory on paper.  Virginia Tech, who had their eyes set on the BCS National Championship game, debuts at at #14 after being dominated at Georgia Tech.

The flag bearer of the ACC and only real hope for a National Championship contender, the Miami Hurricanes, lost to Virginia Tech in a monsoon at Blacksburg on Saturday as the Canes were swamped 31-7.  With the loss the Canes dropped from 9th to 17th while the Hokies moved up from 11th to 6th in the college football top 25 rankings.  The Hurricanes will host perennial power Oklahoma on October 3rd, while the Hokies will face Duke in Durham.  Georgia Tech bounced North Carolina from the polls and moved into the 25th position with a 24-7 throttling of the Tar Heels.  North Carolina still received a few votes and should bounce back with a win as they host Virginia. The Yellow Jackets will step out of conference as they travel to Mississippi State.

With an impressive victory over Georgia Tech, the Hurricanes of Miami jumped from 20th to 9th in the latest AP poll.  The Hurricanes will have their hands full with battles against Virginia Tech and Oklahoma over the next two weeks. Virgina Tech jumped from 13th to 11th with a narrow win over Nebraska.  The Hokies will host the Canes on September 26th.  Florida State made a leap from 42nd to 18th with their thrashing of previously unbeaten BYU.  North Carolina jumped from 24th to 22nd with their victory East Carolina.  The Tar Heels’ next contest will be a tough Georgia Tech team.  Georgia Tech fell out of the top 25 with their loss to Miami.  The only other ACC team receiving votes was Clemson.