Conference record book
Atlantic Coast Conference Top 25 Games of the 1960s
The best games involving a ACC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 69/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The conference's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1960PostseasonNeutral site
Arkansas vs. Duke
Arkansas 6, Duke 7
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Arkansas vs. No. 11 Duke · 1-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1967PostseasonNeutral site
Georgia vs. NC State
Georgia 7, NC State 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 10 NC State · 7-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1960Week 9
Navy at Duke
Navy 10, Duke 19
Nonconference
No. 8 Navy vs. No. 7 Duke · 9-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1967Week 5
NC State at Houston
NC State 16, Houston 6
Nonconference
No. 9 NC State vs. No. 10 Houston · 10-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1968Week 6
Wake Forest at Purdue
Wake Forest 27, Purdue 28
Nonconference
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 5 Purdue · 1-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1966Week 9
Virginia at Georgia Tech
Virginia 13, Georgia Tech 14
Nonconference
Unranked Virginia vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech · 1-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1966Week 4
Clemson at Georgia Tech
Clemson 12, Georgia Tech 13
Nonconference
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech · 1-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1965Week 2
Michigan at North Carolina
Michigan 31, North Carolina 24
Nonconference
No. 4 Michigan vs. Unranked North Carolina · 7-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1961Week 4
Syracuse at Maryland
Syracuse 21, Maryland 22
Nonconference
Unranked Syracuse vs. No. 10 Maryland · 1-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1967Week 4
Georgia at Clemson
Georgia 24, Clemson 17
Nonconference
No. 5 Georgia vs. Unranked Clemson · 7-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1960Week 11
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 6, North Carolina 7
Conference game
No. 11 Duke vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1962Week 7
Auburn at Clemson
Auburn 17, Clemson 14
Nonconference
No. 10 Auburn vs. Unranked Clemson · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1960Week 4
Virginia Tech at Clemson
Virginia Tech 7, Clemson 13
Nonconference
Unranked Virginia Tech vs. No. 8 Clemson · 6-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1963Week 10
Navy at Duke
Navy 38, Duke 25
Nonconference
No. 2 Navy vs. Unranked Duke · 13-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1966Week 6
Florida at NC State
Florida 17, NC State 10
Nonconference
No. 8 Florida vs. Unranked NC State · 7-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1964Week 3
Michigan State at North Carolina
Michigan State 15, North Carolina 21
Nonconference
No. 9 Michigan State vs. Unranked North Carolina · 6-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1967Week 10
NC State at Penn State
NC State 8, Penn State 13
Nonconference
No. 10 NC State vs. Unranked Penn State · 5-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1962Week 2
Duke at USC
Duke 7, USC 14
Nonconference
Unranked Duke vs. No. 9 USC · 7-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
- 1968Week 4
Georgia at South Carolina
Georgia 21, South Carolina 20
Nonconference
No. 16 Georgia vs. Unranked South Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 1969Week 9
South Carolina at Tennessee
South Carolina 14, Tennessee 29
Nonconference
Unranked South Carolina vs. No. 3 Tennessee · 15-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
- 1966Week 2
NC State at Michigan State
NC State 10, Michigan State 28
Nonconference
Unranked NC State vs. No. 1 Michigan State · 18-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1965Week 7
South Carolina at LSU
South Carolina 7, LSU 21
Nonconference
Unranked South Carolina vs. No. 5 LSU · 14-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1965Week 5
Clemson at Georgia
Clemson 9, Georgia 23
Nonconference
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 5 Georgia · 14-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1965Week 8
Duke at Georgia Tech
Duke 23, Georgia Tech 35
Nonconference
Unranked Duke vs. No. 7 Georgia Tech · 12-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1960Week 8
Georgia Tech at Duke
Georgia Tech 0, Duke 6
Nonconference
Unranked Georgia Tech vs. No. 13 Duke · 6-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.