Power Tiers

All 17 ACC teams plus Notre Dame, tiered heading into Week 9. Syracuse, Boston College and Stanford climb into C; NC State drops to D and Georgia Tech falls to F.

18 teams · 6 tiers · Published Oct 29, 2026

S Playoff Locks*

Miami

A Playoff Bubble

Notre Dame

B Top 25 Teams

Wake Forest SMU

C Bowl Teams

Virginia Tech Pitt Duke Louisville North Carolina Virginia Clemson Florida St Syracuse Boston College Stanford

D Scrappy

NC State California

F Bad

Georgia Tech