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ACC

Power league. Underperformed its 2025 projection.

61.4
Median PTR
Teams
17
Elite tier
1
Contender
3
Elite + Cont.
4
2025 mean Δ
−4.0
2025 A grades
0

2026 tier shape

1
3
10
3
1 Elite3 Contender10 Solid3 Building

Top: Miami 83.3 (Elite). Floor: Stanford 45.9 (Building).

2025 grade shape

2
8
5
2
2 Bs8 Cs5 Ds2 Fs

Best: Virginia Δ +19.0 (B). Worst: Virginia Tech Δ −24.3 (F).

ACC · every team, ranked by 2026 projection

The roster.

1
Miami
Tier #10 · SP+ +21.0 · 88% recruit · 49% returning
83.3
Elite
C
+3.7
2
Clemson
Tier #21 · SP+ +12.8 · 80% recruit · 63% returning
73.6
Contender
D
−15.3
3
Louisville
Tier #26 · SP+ +11.0 · 60% recruit · 63% returning
68.5
Contender
C
+0.1
4
SMU
Tier #27 · SP+ +10.9 · 58% recruit · 62% returning
68.2
Contender
C
−1.7
5
Florida State
Tier #31 · SP+ +8.8 · 83% recruit · 58% returning
66.7
Solid
C
−2.1
6
Virginia Tech ★ new HC
Tier #33 · SP+ +9.4 · 66% recruit · 62% returning
65.9
Solid
F
−24.3
7
Georgia Tech
Tier #39 · SP+ +6.0 · 73% recruit · 58% returning
61.8
Solid
C
+3.1
8
Virginia
Tier #40 · SP+ +6.6 · 57% recruit · 58% returning
61.7
Solid
B
+19.0
9
Pittsburgh
Tier #41 · SP+ +6.5 · 65% recruit · 58% returning
61.4
Solid
C
+5.3
10
Duke
Tier #42 · SP+ +5.7 · 65% recruit · 58% returning
60.4
Solid
C
+0.0
11
NC State
Tier #46 · SP+ +4.9 · 71% recruit · 58% returning
59.5
Solid
C
−1.3
12
North Carolina
Tier #53 · SP+ +3.8 · 70% recruit · 58% returning
57.8
Solid
D
−15.3
13
California
Tier #55 · SP+ +3.7 · 60% recruit · 58% returning
57.5
Solid
D
−6.3
14
Wake Forest
Tier #56 · SP+ +3.6 · 62% recruit · 58% returning
57.2
Solid
B
+14.9
15
Syracuse
Tier #67 · SP+ −0.7 · 67% recruit · 58% returning
51.2
Building
F
−23.4
16
Boston College
Tier #68 · SP+ −1.5 · 56% recruit · 58% returning
49.4
Building
D
−14.4
17
Stanford ★ new HC
Tier #80 · SP+ −1.9 · 67% recruit · 59% returning
45.9
Building
D
−9.7