Power Tiers

All 17 ACC teams plus Notre Dame, tiered heading into Week 10. Notre Dame joins Miami in S and Wake Forest climbs to A; Virginia, Florida State, Boston College and Stanford drop to D, and Cal falls to F.

18 teams · 6 tiers · Published Nov 5, 2026

S Playoff Locks*

Miami Notre Dame

A Playoff Bubble

Wake Forest

B Top 25 Teams

SMU

C Bowl Teams

Virginia Tech Pitt Duke Louisville Clemson North Carolina Syracuse

D Scrappy

Virginia Florida St Boston College Stanford NC State

F Bad

California Georgia Tech