2018 Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic / Coastal division winners qualified for the conference championship game.

Champion

Clemson

Derived from standings/title-game evidence

Members

14

No membership change note recorded for this season

Standings confidence

official

Derived from 57 completed conference games.

Coverage

100%

Championship game detected

Season Summary

Champion, format, and season context above the fold for direct standings intent.

Champion

Clemson

Official champion record

Title game

ACC Championship Game

Clemson over Pittsburgh

Format

Divisions

Atlantic / Coastal division winners qualified for the conference championship game.

Data source

Official

Final AP and Coaches poll ranks appear in the standings table when present.

Division winners: Atlantic: Clemson · Coastal: Pittsburgh

Final Standings

Derived conference standings for the selected season. This is not labeled official unless explicit ranks are stored.

Official

Derived from 57 completed conference games.

RankTeamConferenceWin %OverallPFPA+/-Notes
1
ClemsonChampionAtlantic winnerTitle game
9-0100.015-0420103317AP #1
26-275.010-331822494AP #15
3
PittsburghCoastal winnerTitle game
6-366.77-727925326
45-362.57-626423628
55-362.59-426722938
64-450.07-52092081
74-450.07-619714453
84-450.08-519417321
94-450.06-7196237-41
103-537.58-5176268-92
113-537.55-7163250-87
123-537.57-6233282-49
131-712.52-9216289-73
140-80.02-10162398-236

Structure And Tiebreaks

Season-specific qualification and confidence-aware tiebreak summary.

Season format

Structure
Atlantic / Coastal division winners qualified for the conference championship game.
Divisions
Yes
Championship game
Yes

Tiebreak summary

Official

Champion and title-game participants are sourced from curated conference championship records.

  1. 1. Clemson defeated Pittsburgh (42-10).

Official conference champion from curated conference records.

Teams In Conference

Programs with membership segments covering this season.

Boston College

Membership span: 2005-Present

22 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Clemson

Membership span: 1953-Present

74 seasons tracked3 titles in league
Duke

Membership span: 1953-Present

74 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Florida State

Membership span: 1992-Present

35 seasons tracked3 titles in league
Georgia Tech

Membership span: 1983-Present

44 seasons tracked1 titles in league
Louisville

Membership span: 2014-Present

13 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Miami

Membership span: 2004-Present

23 seasons tracked0 titles in league
NC State

Membership span: 1953-Present

74 seasons tracked0 titles in league
North Carolina

Membership span: 1953-Present

74 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Pittsburgh

Membership span: 2013-Present

14 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Syracuse

Membership span: 2013-Present

14 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Virginia

Membership span: 1954-Present

73 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Virginia Tech

Membership span: 2004-Present

23 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Wake Forest

Membership span: 1953-Present

74 seasons tracked0 titles in league

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