After Florida State started the 2024 college football season with back-to-back unranked losses, the power structure of the entire ACC came into question.
According to the new Associated Press Top 25 released on Tuesday, the Miami Hurricanes have moved ahead as the team to beat in the conference. Quarterback Cameron Ward seems like a serious Heisman candidate, and after a 41-17 road victory over Florida, the Hurricanes jumped up seven spots to No. 12 in the rankings.
Georgia, who has won two of the last three national championships, remained in the top spot after a blowout 34-3 win over Clemson. The Bulldogs received 57 out of a possible 62 first-place votes, with No. 2 Ohio State receiving the other five. Texas, Alabama, and Notre Dame joined them inside the top five.
Miami was the only ACC team in the top 20, but the conference landed four consecutive teams to round out the rankings: Louisville (No. 22), Georgia Tech (No. 23), NC State (No. 24), and Clemson (No. 25).
Boston College, fresh off an upset road win over the Seminoles, finished as the second-highest team in the Receiving Votes category. SMU and North Carolina also earned votes from the panel.