ACC post-spring power rankings: Clemson on top with Miami, SMU, Louisville emerging among challengers
The second season of the 17-team ACC sets up for a fascinating year with an outlook that includes at least one national title contender, some notable new hires and a tightly contested middle tier where postseason futures will hang in the balance nearly every week.
If we were to use strict power ratings, there are a couple of teams at the top of the conference and a couple at the bottom with about eight or nine teams closely rated -- perhaps all within a touchdown of each other on a neutral field. It's not a group that is projected to produce a lot of College Football Playoff hopefuls, but it's a group that includes more bowl hopefuls than the math suggests. So, while you see the rankings below have even distances between each team, know that No. 5 and No. 13 are not that far apart and many of the teams in between could be interchanged.
You can, however, point to a couple of College Football Playoff hopefuls at the top of the ACC, starting with reigning league champs, Clemson. The Tigers made their seventh College Football Playoff appearance last season after winning the ACC, but it was their first CFP showing since 2020. With many of those key players back, the expectation is that Dabo Swinney again has the team to beat. Who are the top contenders to take Clemson's crown? Let's dig in with our post-spring ACC power rankings.
Odds for each team to win the ACC in 2025 below provided via DraftKings Sportsbook.
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