(08-02-2024, 06:11 PM)Mick Wrote: CBS Top 134, ACC and current Pac-12 teams and former Pac-12 teams. Incidentally, Stanford has the third most difficult strength of schedule in the league behind GA Tech and Clemson.
Here are the rankings, one month into the season, and the change from the preseason ranking. Washington State and Pittsburgh, biggest improvements. Florida State, hands down the biggest drop. Duke is 4-0, but dropped eight spots. Both former/current Pac-12 teams improved. The Good Guys went up 26 spots, now ranked 11th of the 17 ACC teams:
6. Miami (+10)
9. Oregon (-6)
10. Utah (0)
14. USC (+7)
15. Louisville (+11)
16. Clemson (-2)
24. Washington State (+42)
25. Pittsburgh (+52)
34. Boston College (+25)
36. Arizona (-14)
37. Washington (+3)
40. Syracuse (+28)
42. SMU (-14)
45. Arizona State (+40)
46. California (+4)
48. Georgia Tech (+5)
51. Oregon State (+9)
56. Duke (-8)
58. Stanford (+26)
59. Colorado (-4)
60. North Carolina (-16)
63. NC State (-39)
69. Virginia Tech (-40)
72. Virginia (+14)
80. Florida State (-67)
90. UCLA (-38)
93. Wake Forest (-15)
College Football Rankings 2024 - CBS Sports Rankings - CBSSports.com
ACC strength of schedule rankings 2024: Clemson, Georgia Tech face hard slates, SMU eyes opportunity in Year 1 - CBSSports.com
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