Conference record book

Atlantic Coast Conference Top 25 Games of the 1990s

The best games involving a ACC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.

Games: 25
Top score: 82/100
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.

1993PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Florida State
Nebraska 16, Florida State 18
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 1 Florida State · 2-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
82
Game score
1996Week 15
Florida at Florida State
Florida 21, Florida State 24
Nonconference
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
1992Week 6
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 16, Miami 19
Nonconference
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 2 Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
1998PostseasonNeutral site
Florida State vs. Tennessee
Florida State 16, Tennessee 23
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 1 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
1993Week 12
Florida State at Notre Dame
Florida State 24, Notre Dame 31
Nonconference
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
1999Week 13
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 30, Florida 23
Nonconference
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 3 Florida · 7-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
1994Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 31, Florida 31
Nonconference
No. 7 Florida State vs. No. 4 Florida · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Florida vs. Florida State (Regular Season Full Game)
1997Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 29, Florida 32
Nonconference
No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 10 Florida · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
1999Week 3
Georgia Tech at Florida State
Georgia Tech 35, Florida State 41
Conference game
No. 10 Georgia Tech vs. No. 1 Florida State · 6-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
1994PostseasonNeutral site
Florida vs. Florida State
Florida 17, Florida State 23
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Florida vs. No. 7 Florida State · 6-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Florida State vs. Florida (Bowl Full Game)
1995PostseasonNeutral site
Notre Dame vs. Florida State
Notre Dame 26, Florida State 31
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Florida State · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
1999PostseasonNeutral site
Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
Virginia Tech 29, Florida State 46
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Virginia Tech vs. No. 1 Florida State · 17-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
Full Game · 1999 Florida State vs. Virginia Tech (Bowl Full Game)
1993Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 33, Florida 21
Nonconference
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 7 Florida · 12-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
1995Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 24, Florida 35
Nonconference
No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 3 Florida · 11-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
1990Week 11
Georgia Tech at Virginia
Georgia Tech 41, Virginia 38
Conference game
No. 7 Georgia Tech vs. No. 11 Virginia · 3-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
1993Week 7
Miami at Florida State
Miami 10, Florida State 28
Nonconference
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 1 Florida State · 18-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
1998Week 13
Florida at Florida State
Florida 12, Florida State 23
Nonconference
No. 8 Florida vs. No. 4 Florida State · 11-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
1996Week 10
Virginia at Florida State
Virginia 24, Florida State 31
Conference game
No. 14 Virginia vs. No. 3 Florida State · 7-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
1992Week 3
Florida State at Clemson
Florida State 24, Clemson 20
Conference game
No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 15 Clemson · 4-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
1997Week 12
Florida State at North Carolina
Florida State 20, North Carolina 3
Conference game
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 5 North Carolina · 17-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
1996Week 6
North Carolina at Florida State
North Carolina 0, Florida State 13
Conference game
No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 2 Florida State · 13-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
1996Week 8
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 34, Miami 16
Nonconference
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 6 Miami · 18-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
1992PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Florida State
Nebraska 14, Florida State 27
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 11 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Florida State · 13-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
1992Week 8
Florida State at Georgia Tech
Florida State 29, Georgia Tech 24
Conference game
No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech · 5-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
1997Week 5
Florida State at Clemson
Florida State 35, Clemson 28
Conference game
No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 16 Clemson · 7-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
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.