College Football Rankings, Season Predictions: ACC Spring Version 2022

ACC spring football rankings and predictions with best and worst case scenarios for every team

ACC college football rankings and predictions with the realistic best and worst case records and quick analysis – the 2022 spring version.


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It’s going to be one of the craziest offseasons yet with the transfer portal, a whole lot of big transitions, and several key teams needing to do a whole lot of work.

Before diving into the nuts and bolts of each team with our team-by-team Preview 2022, here’s the spring version quick look, prediction, and ranking of each ACC team.

Don’t get into any sort of a twist with these ACC rankings – you could take about ten of the teams, mix them up in any order, and you’ll probably be right.

Seriously, if you want to swap 11 and 12 on this with, say, 4 and 5, go for it – that’s how even this league should be. If you thought last year was weird in the conference, just wait.

The rankings are based on how good the teams should be and not the final projected records. Keeping in mind that this all could/might/will change when we make the final calls in August …

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Clemson vs NC State College Basketball Prediction, Game Preview

Clemson vs NC State prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Tuesday.

Clemson vs NC State prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Tuesday, March 8


Clemson vs NC State How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, March 8
Game Time: 4:30 ET
Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
How To Watch: ACC Network
Record: Clemson (16-15), NC State (11-20)
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Why Clemson Will Win

Clemson is playing well.

It collapsed in February in a rough run of six straight losses, but it bounced back better with four straight wins to maybe salvage its season if it can come up with a good weekend.

What happened and how have things improved?

The defense has turned it up a few notches. It didn’t allow fewer than 69 points in any game over a few weeks, and then it didn’t give up more than that over the last two weeks.

The rebounding has been great and the defense from three has been as strong as it’s been all year, and the timing is great because …

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Why NC State Will Win

NC State isn’t playing well, but here come the threes.

Wake Forest is the only team in the ACC that showed more from beyond the arc, and it’s a strength in numbers thing. The Wolfpack are okay from the outside, but it’s more about the sheer quantity of shots – they’ve made 61 in the last six games.

They’ll work outside, but Clemson doesn’t have too much an interior presence – there aren’t any blocks – and the D as a whole doesn’t put enough pressure on the guards and doesn’t force enough mistakes, but …

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Clemson vs NC State: What’s Going To Happen

Can NC State find something positive over a miserable season with a win to get another game to play? It’ll be feisty.

The problem is the defense that’s getting rocked by everyone. The Pack have allowed teams to hit 50% of their shots or more in eight of the last ten games, and now it’s Clemson’s turn to have some fun.

The Tigers will have to battle through a tough first 30 minutes, but the last ten will start to swing their way as the Pack D breaks down over and over again.

Clemson vs NC State Prediction, Lines

Clemson 69, NC State 62
Line: Clemson -5.5, o/u: 142.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

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Duke vs Clemson Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Duke vs Clemson prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Thursday.

Duke vs Clemson prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Thursday, February 10


Duke vs Clemson How To Watch

Date: Thursday, February 10
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC
How To Watch: ACC Network
Record: Duke (19-4), Clemson (12-11)
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Duke vs Clemson Game Preview


Why Duke Will Win

You don’t think Duke is a wee bit peeved?

It struggled against Clemson a few weeks ago in a 71-69 win, and then came a dominant three-game run including a blowout at North Carolina. And then …

Pffffft. All of the air came out of the balloon as it lost at home to an okay Virginia.

In the first game against the Tigers, the Blue Devils weren’t great, but they were fantastic from three and withstood a big shooting day to get out alive. They also did a great job of not fouling – Clemson only had one free throw attempt.

Expect a wee bit more aggressive Duke team than the one that showed up against Virginia.

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Why Clemson Will Win

So what did Virginia do right?

It was strong on the offensive glass, forced several key turnovers, and was able to control the game just enough with its style.

Clemson has to be far better on the boards to take this.

It’s good on the defensive glass, but it was able to stay with Duke because of 14 offensive rebounds – that was hardly the norm.

The Tigers are way too inconsistent and need to make up for it with second chance points. They basically have to play the way they did the first time around, and be more aggressive and get to the free throw line once in a while.

At least lately, when they get to the line, they’re making their shots.

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What’s Going To Happen

Don’t read too much into the Virginia loss.

It was a letdown game after North Carolina, Virginia went Virginia with its style, and it was still a one-point defeat.

Clemson will be strong at home to keep this close for about a half, but Duke will wake up, the outside shooting will kick in, and the defense will be air-tight from three after getting bombed on the first time around.

Duke vs Clemson Prediction, Lines

Duke 76, Clemson 65
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

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Clemson Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Clemson football schedule. The 2022 college football schedule with 3 things to know

Clemson football schedule 2022: Who does Clemson miss in ACC play and what are 3 things to know?


Clemson Football Schedule 2022

Sept 5 at Georgia Tech

Sept 10 Furman

Sept 17 Louisiana Tech

Sept 24 at Wake Forest

Oct 1 NC State

Oct 8 at Boston College

Oct 15 at Florida State

Oct 22 Syracuse

Oct 29 OPEN DATE

Nov 5 at Notre Dame

Nov 12 Louisville

Nov 19 Miami

Nov 26 South Carolina

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Clemson Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Tigers miss from the Coastal Division?

The Tigers start the season out in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Georgia Tech, and they host Miami in their ACC regular season finale. Those are the two games against the Coastal Division, which means they don’t get the layup against Duke. On the plus side, they miss North Carolina, Pitt, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.

Clemson Football Schedule What To Know: It only seems like the Tigers aren’t hanging around home

Here’s the positive. Clemson gets a run of three home games in four weeks early, and the final three games are in Death Valley.

Here’s the other side of that. After hosting NC State on October 1st, it only has one home games – Syracuse on October 22nd – until November 12th. That includes dates at Florida State and Notre Dame.

Clemson Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s not a bad slate.

Going to Notre Dame is tough, but there’s a week off to get ready for it. Other than that, the non-conference games against Furman and Louisiana Tech aren’t bad, and the South Carolina game is at home.

Unless some ACC team rises up and surprises – or if Clemson falls off the map – the only realistic chances to possibly be an underdog should be at Notre Dame and against South Carolina.

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Clemson vs Iowa State: Cheez-It Bowl Prediction, Game Preview

Clemson vs Iowa State: Cheez-It Bowl prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might or might not win.

Clemson vs Iowa State: Cheez-It Bowl prediction, game preview, how to watch 


Clemson vs Iowa State: Cheez-It Bowl How To Watch

Date: Wednesday, December 29
Game Time: 5:45 pm ET
Venue: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
How To Watch: ESPN, Live stream on ESPN+
Records: Clemson (9-3), Iowa State (7-5)

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Clemson vs Iowa State Cheez-It Bowl Preview

If you were to tell Clemson and Iowa State before the season that they’d be playing each other in a bowl game in Florida, they’d have rightly assumed it would’ve been the Orange Bowl in a College Football Playoff semifinal.

Iowa State came into the year loaded with experience and talent coming off a breakthrough 2020 season, and Clemson came into the year as … Clemson.

It should say something about what Dabo Swinney has created that a 9-3 season is considered a massive disappointment. This game isn’t just about closing with a strong victory to get to ten wins. It’s about what might be happening going forward for a program that’s used to any season-ending losses coming in the playoff.

Former Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables is the new Oklahoma head coach, and a few players are leaving for the transfer portal, but the nation’s second-best scoring D – the pass rush is still great and the run defense is a rock – is still going to be amazing.

Iowa State was shaky down the stretch, but the passing game finished as the best in the Big 12, the running game is strong, and it plays a little defense, too, finishing tenth in the nation overall and second in the Big 12.

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ACC Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, How To Watch: Week 13

ACC Week 13 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, how to watch, and TV listings:

ACC college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, how to watch, and TV listings for Week 13 of the season.


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ACC Results So Far
SU: 67-33, ATS: 57-42-1, Point Total: 53-45-1

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Friday, November 26

North Carolina at NC State

7:00, ESPN
Line: NC State -6, o/u: 62.5

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Saturday, November 27

Clemson at South Carolina

7:30, SEC Network
Line: Clemson -11.5, o/u: 42.5

Florida State at Florida

12:00, ESPN
Line: Florida -2.5, o/u: 59

Georgia at Georgia Tech

12:00, ABC
Line: Georgia -35, o/u: 54.5

Wake Forest at Boston College

12:00, ESPN2
Line: Wake Forest -5, o/u: 64.5

Miami at Duke

12:30, ESPN3
Line: Miami -21.5, o/u: 68

Virginia Tech at Virginia

3:45, ACC Network
Line: Virginia -7, o/u: 63.5

Kentucky at Louisville

7:30, ESPN2
Line: Louisville -3, o/u: 57

Pitt at Syracuse

7:30, ACC Network
Line: Pitt -13, o/u: 57.5

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Clemson at South Carolina Prediction, Game Preview

Clemson at South Carolina prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Clemson at South Carolina prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27


Clemson at South Carolina How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
How To Watch: SEC Network
Record: Clemson (8-3), South Carolina (6-5)
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Why Clemson Will Win

Very, very, very, very quietly, Clemson is in the mix for yet another ACC Championship – not that this game matters for that – and a double-digit win season.

Not bad considering what a disaster this year has supposedly been.

Remember, this is the only team to play Georgia tough, it took overtime for NC State to pull off the win at home, and the 27-17 win by Pitt that was hardly anything bad was the worst loss by the program in the regular season since 2014.

And now the offense is starting to work.

After clunker game after clunker game, the Tigers have scored 30 or more in each of the last four games – okay, so the final points against Florida State were just wrong, but it was 30 on the scoreboard.

The running game is starting to rumble, the passing attack has gone over 200 yards in each of the last three games, and …

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Why South Carolina Will Win

Louisville, UConn, and Wake Forest. When it comes to defenses, the last three Clemson went against are a whole lot of whoopdedoo.

South Carolina might not have a killer D, but it takes away the ball with 23 forced turnovers on the year, and the secondary is third in the SEC in fewest yards allowed. It’s the offensive side, though, that has to come through.

Clemson is No. 1 in the ACC in total defense allowing 318 yards per game. South Carolina is 5-1 this season with coming up with more than 318.

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What’s Going To Happen

So here’s the Clemson ACC Championship game scenario …

The Tigers already baked their ACC cake with a 6-2 record. They need Wake Forest to lose to Boston College on Saturday morning, and they need North Carolina to beat NC State on Friday. They’re going to go into this game knowing whether or not they’re the Coastal champion or not.

Will that matter in the rivalry game that skipped last year and now appears to be competitive again? Nah, but if there’s no game to play for next week, it’s possible things are coached up a wee bit differently personnel-wise …

Again, nah. Clemson wants to beat South Carolina no matter what. However, this Gamecock team is good enough to pull it off if it can get the offense going early.

It’ll be a close, low-scoring four-quarter battle with the Clemson D getting one final stop to survive.

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Clemson vs South Carolina Prediction, Lines

Clemson 23, South Carolina 20
Line: Clemson -11.5, o/u: 42.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

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ACC Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, How To Watch: Week 12

ACC Week 11 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, how to watch, and TV listings: Louisville at Duke, Wake Forest at Clemson, Wofford at North Carolina, Georgia Tech at Notre Dame, Virginia at Pitt, Syracuse at NC State, Virginia Tech at Miami

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ACC Results So Far
SU: 60-32, ATS: 54-37-1, Point Total: 46-44-1

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Friday, November 19

Louisville at Duke

Prediction: Louisville 40, Duke 21
Line: Louisville -20, o/u: 60.5
Final Score: COMING

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Saturday, November 20

Florida State at Boston College

12:00, ACC Network
Line: Boston College -1.5, o/u: 55

Wake Forest at Clemson

12:00, ESPN
Line: Clemson -4, o/u: 56.5

Wofford at North Carolina

12:00, EPSN3
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING

Georgia Tech at Notre Dame

2:30, NBC
Line: Notre Dame -17, o/u: 59

Virginia at Pitt

3:30, ESPN2
Line: Pitt -14.5, o/u: 66

Syracuse at NC State

4:00, ACC Network
Line: NC State -11.5, o/u: 50.5

Virginia Tech at Miami

7:30, ACC Network
Line: Miami -8, o/u: 56

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Wake Forest vs Clemson Prediction, Game Preview

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Wake Forest vs Clemson prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 20


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Date: Saturday, November 20
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Clemson, SC
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Wake Forest (9-1), Clemson (7-3)
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Wake Forest vs Clemson Game Preview


Why Wake Forest Will Win

Everything is still there for Wake Forest.

With the win over NC State, a spot in the ACC Championship can be locked in with a win this week, or a win over Boston College next week. But there’s more than that. Win out, and at 12-1 the pressure would be on to make the College Football Playoff committee not take a one-loss Power Five conference champion – it has only happened once.

The firepower is every Clemson wish it had.

It doesn’t matter who the Demon Deacons are rolling against, the attack is putting up 400 yards with ease, and it hit 600 yards in three straight games before NC State. Clemson’s defense might be fantastic, but even with a 44-7 win over UConn last week the offense still can’t run all that well and the passing attack hit 300 yards for the first time.

No, the Wake Forest defense isn’t anything great, but any sort of lead might be too much for this Tiger offense to deal with.

But …

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Why Clemson Will Win

The Clemson defense really is that good.

The pass rush and defensive front is the best Wake Forest has faced, Pitt was only able to crank up 27 points even though the passing game worked, and more than anything, the defensive backs are in place to hang with the dangerous Demon Deacon receiving corps that keeps getting deep.

But it’s about the pressure. The idea is to get the ball out of the hands of QB Sam Hartman early, but he likes to hit the deep shot. Clemson’s pass rush should have a say in that.

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What’s Going To Happen

By the way, if Clemson wins this it’s in the ACC Championship if Wake Forest loses to Boston College next week and with an NC State loss to either Syracuse or North Carolina. But …

Just how much do you believe in the Clemson defense?

The offense really, really can’t consistently move, but the Wake Forest defense has allowed over 500 yards in five of the last seven games and gave up 482 to NC State last week.

No, Clemson isn’t going to suddenly bust out, but it’ll get just physical enough up front to finally take control of a game – at least a little bit. Wake Forest will hit a few deep shots, but not enough of them to overcome the steady pounding.

Yes, Clemson will finally start generating a few third down conversions.

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Wake Forest vs Clemson Prediction, Lines

Clemson 34, Wake Forest 31
Line: Clemson -4, o/u: 56.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

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ACC Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, How To Watch: Week 11

ACC Week 11 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, how to watch, and TV listings: North Carolina at Pitt, UConn at Clemson, Syracuse at Louisville, Miami at Florida State, Boston College at Georgia Tech, Duke at Virginia Tech, NC State at Wake Forest, Notre Dame at Virginia

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ACC Results So Far
SU: 56-28, ATS: 50-33-1, Point Total: 42-41

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Thursday, November 11

North Carolina at Pitt

7:30, ESPN
Line: Pitt -6.5, o/u: 73

Saturday, November 13

UConn at Clemson

12:00, ACC Network
Line: Clemson -40.5, o/u: 51

Syracuse at Louisville

12:00, ESPN3
Line: Louisville -3, o/u: 55.5

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Miami at Florida State

3:30, ESPN
Line: Miami -2.5, o/u: 60.5

Boston College at Georgia Tech

3:30, ESPN3
Line: Georgia Tech -2, o/u: 54

Duke at Virginia Tech

3:30, ACC Network
Line: Virginia Tech -11.5, o/u: 50

NC State at Wake Forest

7:30, ACC Network
Line: Wake Forest -2, o/u: 66.5

Notre Dame at Virginia

7:30, ABC
Line: Notre Dame -5.5, o/u: 64.5

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