Conference record book
Atlantic Coast Conference Top 25 Games of the 2000s
The best games involving a ACC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 81/100
- Overtime
- 8
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.
- 2004Week 31OT
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 10, Miami 16
Conference game
No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 5 Miami · 6-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
81
Game score
- 2000Week 7
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 24, Miami 27
Nonconference
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 7 Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 2002Week 8
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 27, Miami 28
Nonconference
No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 1 Miami · 1-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 2007Week 9
Boston College at Virginia Tech
Boston College 14, Virginia Tech 10
Conference game
No. 2 Boston College vs. No. 8 Virginia Tech · 4-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2007 Virginia Tech vs. Boston College (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2000PostseasonNeutral site
Florida State vs. Oklahoma
Florida State 2, Oklahoma 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma · 11-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
Full Game · 2000 Oklahoma vs. Florida State (Bowl Full Game)
- 2003Week 8
Miami at Florida State
Miami 22, Florida State 14
Nonconference
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 5 Florida State · 8-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 2004SUGAR BOWL
Virginia Tech at Auburn
Virginia Tech 13, Auburn 16
Postseason
No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 3 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 2005FedEx Orange Bowl3OT
Penn State at Florida State
Penn State 26, Florida State 23
Postseason
No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 22 Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 13/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Florida State vs. Penn State (Orange Bowl Full Game)
- 2003FEDEX ORANGE BOWL
Miami at Florida State
Miami 16, Florida State 14
Postseason
No. 10 Miami vs. No. 9 Florida State · 2-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 2004Week 41OT
Maryland at West Virginia
Maryland 16, West Virginia 19
Nonconference
No. 21 Maryland vs. No. 7 West Virginia · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
65
Game score
- 2003Week 15
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 38, Florida 34
Nonconference
No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 11 Florida · 4-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 2004Week 8
Louisville at Miami
Louisville 38, Miami 41
Conference game
No. 18 Louisville vs. No. 3 Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 2003Week 41OT
NC State at Ohio State
NC State 38, Ohio State 44
Conference game
No. 24 NC State vs. No. 3 Ohio State · 6-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
63
Game score
- 2004Week 15
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 16, Miami 10
Conference game
No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Miami · 6-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 2002Week 10
Notre Dame at Florida State
Notre Dame 34, Florida State 24
Nonconference
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Florida State · 10-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 2002Week 61OT
Florida State at Louisville
Florida State 20, Louisville 26
Conference game
No. 4 Florida State vs. Unranked Louisville · 6-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
60
Game score
- 2005Week 10
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 27, Virginia Tech 7
Conference game
No. 5 Miami vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech · 20-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Virginia Tech vs. Miami (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2004Postseason1OT
Virginia at Fresno State
Virginia 34, Fresno State 37
Postseason
No. 18 Virginia vs. No. 17 Fresno State · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
58
Game score
- 2001Week 61OT
Clemson at Georgia Tech
Clemson 47, Georgia Tech 44
Conference game
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
58
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.