You’ve heard the excuse, “Well, they haven’t played anybody.” Well, there’s a way to figure that out. Over the next five days, we’ll look at how each Power 5 conference school fares against ranked teams. Today, a closer at how ACC teams have fared against ranked teams since 2009, according to StatsPass.com. This list includes partial-member Notre Dame.
Florida State: 11-7, .611
Louisville: 2-2, .500
North Carolina State: 5-6, .455
Notre Dame: 7-9, .438
Clemson: 9-12, .429
Virginia Tech: 8-11, .421
Pittsburgh: 4-7, .364
Miami: 6-11, .353
Syracuse: 4-8, .333
Georgia Tech: 4-11, .267
North Carolina: 3-11, .214
Virginia: 3-11, .214
Duke: 2-13, .133
Wake Forest: 1-12, .077
Boston College, 0-11, .000
BEST: Florida State. The Seminoles earned this by going 5-0 against ranked opponents en route to a BCS championship in 2013. That included wins against No. 3 Clemson, No. 7 Miami and No. 2 Auburn. When Jameis Winston says, “Big games is what we do,” he means it.
WORST: Boston College. The Eagles haven’t won a game against a ranked opponent since 2008, and they’ve been outscored by ranked teams 363-180 the last five years. That includes a 14-point loss to Florida State and 10-point loss to Clemson in 2013.
EYE-OPENER: North Carolina State. The Wolfpack earned a reputation as a spoiler with an upset against No. 7 Clemson in 2011 and No. 3 Florida State in 2012, but N.C. State has lost the last three games against those teams since.
