ACC Football Power Rankings Week 10, Digi Mart USA News: The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-1, 5-1 ACC) beat Virginia 51-7 last week, keeping them firmly in second place in the Week 10 ACC Football Power Rankings published by On SI.
It is the sixth straight week Wake Forest has been ranked second and the third consecutive week the placement was unanimous among the editorial staff. Miami is again the unanimous No. 1 and has not received a vote lower than first place all season.
There is movement in the next tier. SMU held third place for a stretch, but Louisville moved into third this week and Duke moved up to fourth, dropping SMU to fifth.
There are two ties in this week’s rankings. Clemson and North Carolina are tied at No. 7, and Boston College and Florida State are tied at No. 13.
Each week, the nine-person editorial staff ranks the 17 ACC teams individually, and the votes are tabulated to determine the weekly power rankings. Wake Forest hosts Merrimack on Saturday, November 7, at 3:30 p.m.
ET at Allegacy Financial Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with the game airing on ESPN2.
