Hurricanes’ slim path to ACC title game getting clearer. What needs to happen?
The No. 15 Miami Hurricanes are doing what they can to keep path to the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game alive.
On Saturday, that meant beating the NC State Wolfpack 41-7 at Hard Rock Stadium.
But is there a path for them to make it to the conference title game on Dec. 6 in Charlotte with just two weeks left?
Yes, but it’s far from guaranteed.
As conference play continues, and with two weeks left in the regular season, 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
No. 15 Miami Hurricanes 41, NC State Wolfpack 7
No. 16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 36, Boston College Eagles 34
No. 19 Virginia Cavaliers 34, Duke Blue Devils 17
Clemson Tigers 20, No. 20 Louisville Cardinals 19
No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 37, No. 22 Pittsburgh Panthers 15
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 28, North Carolina Tar Heels 12
Florida State Seminoles 34, Virginia Tech Hokies 14
ACC standings after Week 10
Georgia Tech: 9-1, 6-1 ACC
Virginia: 9-2, 6-1 ACC
SMU: 7-3, 5-1 ACC
Pittsburgh: 7-3, 5-2 ACC
Duke: 5-5, 4-2 ACC
Miami: 8-2, 4-2 ACC
Wake Forest: 7-3, 4-3 ACC
Louisville: 7-3, 4-3 ACC
California: 6-4, 3-3 ACC
Clemson: 5-5, 4-4 ACC
N.C. State: 5-5, 2-4 ACC
Virginia Tech: 3-7, 2-4 ACC
North Carolina: 4-6, 2-4 ACC
Stanford: 3-7, 2-5 ACC
Florida State: 5-5, 2-5 ACC
Syracuse: 3-7, 1-6 ACC
Boston College: 1-10, 0-7 ACC
Remaining ACC schedules
Virginia: vs. Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech: at Boston College, vs. Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: at Georgia Tech, vs. Miami
Louisville: at SMU
SMU: vs. Louisville, at California
Duke: at North Carolina, vs. Wake Forest
Miami: at Virginia Tech, at Pittsburgh
N.C. State: vs. Florida State, vs. North Carolina
California: at Stanford, vs. SMU
Wake Forest: vs. North Carolina, at Duke
Virginia Tech: vs. Miami, at Virginia
Clemson: None
Stanford: vs. California
North Carolina: vs. Duke, at N.C. State
Florida State: at N.C. State
Syracuse: vs. Boston College
Boston College: at Syracuse
The Miami Hurricanes’ path to the ACC Championship Game
If the season ended today, the Hurricanes would be sixth in the league standings. The ACC Championship Game would be between Georgia Tech and Virginia, both of whom are 6-1 in league play with one game left. SMU and Pittsburgh each also have one loss, but still have two conference games left on their schedule.
That said, there are still a path for Miami to get to Charlotte.
It starts, of course, with Miami winning its final two games — road contests at Virginia Tech on Nov. 22 and Pittsburgh on Nov. 29. Doing so puts the Hurricanes at 10-2 and gives Pittsburgh its second conference loss.
From there, Miami needs Pittsburgh to beat Georgia Tech on Nov. 22. There is no path for Miami to qualify for the ACC Championship Game with a 7-1 Georgia Tech at the top of the conference
Should Pittsburgh beat Georgia Tech, Miami needs SMU to drop one of its final two games (home against Louisville or at California) AND either a Virginia loss to Virginia Tech OR at least one Duke loss, preferably to UNC on Nov. 22 (the Blue Devils also face Wake Forest on Nov. 29).
Miami would face either Virginia, Duke or Georgia Tech in the conference title game depending on which game(s) SMU, Duke and/or Virginia lose.
This story was originally published November 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM.
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