Where the Miami Hurricanes sit in ACC standings after upset loss to Louisville
The Miami Hurricanes’ path to the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game on Dec. 6 in Charlotte took a hit when they lost to the Louisville Cardinals on Friday.
As conference play picks up, here is a look at the current ACC landscape, including full standings for the 17-team league, each team’s remaining schedule and what it would take for Miami to get to the conference title game for just the second time and first time since 2017.
ACC game results this week
Louisville 24, No. 2 Miami 21
No. 12 Georgia Tech 17, Duke 18
No. 18 Virginia 22, Washington State 20
SMU 35, Clemson 24
Pittsburgh 30, Syracuse 13
California 21, North Carolina 18
UConn 38, Boston College 23
Stanford 20, Florida State 13
ACC standings after Week 8
Georgia Tech: 7-0, 4-0 ACC
Virginia: 6-1, 3-0 ACC
SMU: 5-2, 3-0 ACC
Pittsburgh: 5-2, 3-1 ACC
Duke: 4-3, 3-1 ACC
Louisville: 5-1, 2-1 ACC
California: 5-2, 2-1 ACC
Stanford: 3-4, 2-2 ACC
Miami: 5-1, 1-1 ACC
Clemson: 3-4, 2-3 ACC
N.C. State: 4-3, 1-2 ACC
Wake Forest: 4-2, 1-2 ACC
Virginia Tech: 2-5, 1-2 ACC
Syracuse: 3-4, 1-3 ACC
North Carolina: 2-4, 0-2 ACC
Florida State: 3-4, 0-4 ACC
Boston College: 1-6, 0-4 ACC
Remaining ACC schedules
Georgia Tech: vs. Syracuse, at N.C. State, at Boston College, vs. Pittsburgh
Virginia: at North Carolina, at California, vs. Wake Forest, at Duke, vs. Virginia Tech
SMU: at Wake Forest, vs. Miami, at Boston College, vs. Louisville, at California
Pittsburgh: vs. N.C. State, at Stanford, at Georgia Tech, vs. Miami
Duke: at Clemson, vs. Virginia, at North Carolina, vs. Wake Forest
Louisville: vs. Boston College, at Virginia Tech, vs. California, vs. Clemson, at SMU
California: at Virginia Tech, vs. Virginia, at Louisville, at Stanford, vs. SMU
Stanford: at Miami, vs. Pittsburgh, at North Carolina, vs. California
Miami: vs. Stanford, at SMU, vs. Syracuse, vs. N.C. State, at Virginia Tech, at Pittsburgh
Clemson: vs. Duke, vs. Florida State, at Louisville
N.C. State: at Pittsburgh, vs. Georgia Tech, at Miami, vs. Florida State, vs. North Carolina
Wake Forest: vs. SMU, at Florida State, at Virginia, vs. North Carolina, at Duke
Virginia Tech: vs. California, at Louisville, at Florida State, vs. Miami, at Virginia
Syracuse: at Georgia Tech, vs. North Carolina, at Miami, vs. Boston College
North Carolina: vs. Virginia, at Syracuse, vs. Stanford, at Wake Forest, vs. Duke, at N.C. State
Florida State: vs. Wake Forest, at Clemson, vs. Virginia Tech, at N.C. State
Boston College: at Louisville, vs. SMU, vs. Georgia Tech, at Syracuse
The Miami Hurricanes’ path to the ACC Championship Game
No matter what, the Hurricanes right now need help from other teams to get to Charlotte for the ACC Championship Game.
First things first: Miami will likely need to win out to have any possibility of playing for a conference title.
Secondly: The Hurricanes from there at minimum will need at least two of the three remaining teams who are undefeated in league play — Georgia Tech, Virginia and SMU — to lose at least one conference game at some point. Miami plays SMU on Nov. 1. None of the three play each other.
If multiple teams finish conference play undefeated, the Hurricanes have zero chance to get to the ACC title game.
The conversation beyond that is still murky. As many as eight teams theoretically could finish the season with one or fewer losses in league play.
It’s too early to start sifting through tiebreaker scenarios with so many permutations possible.
But for those curious, as a quick refresher, the ACC’s tiebreaker policy for when there are three or more teams involved is as follows:
1.) Combined win percentage among tied teams if all tied teams are common opponents.
2.) If all tied teams are not common opponents, the tied team that defeated each of the other tied teams.
(Example: Teams A, B and C are in a three-way tie. Team A beat Teams B and C but Teams B and C did not play each other. Team A advances).
-If all tied teams are not common opponents and no tied team defeated each of the other tied teams, but a tied team lost to each of the other tied teams, such team shall be eliminated and removed from the tie.
(Example: Teams A, B and C are tied. Team A lost to Teams B and C but Teams B and C did not play each other. Team B is eliminated).
3.) Win percentage against all common opponents
4.) Win percentage against common opponents based upon their order of finish (overall conference win percentage, with ties broken) and proceeding through other common opponents based upon their order of finish.
5.) Combined win percentage of conference opponents.
6.) The team with the highest ranking by the Team Rating Score metric provided by SportSource Analytics following the conclusion of regular season games.
7.) If three or more teams are still tied after everything above, the participant will be chosen by random draw.
This story was originally published October 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
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