Conference record book

Atlantic Coast Conference Top 25 Games of the 2010s

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

Games: 25
Top score: 81/100
Overtime: 3

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.

2013VIZIO BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPNeutral site
Florida State vs. Auburn
Florida State 34, Auburn 31
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Auburn vs. Florida State (National Championship Full Game)
2015CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRES. BY AT&TNeutral site
Alabama vs. Clemson
Alabama 45, Clemson 40
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 Clemson · 5-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Clemson vs. Alabama (National Championship Full Game)
2016CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRESENTED BY AT&TNeutral site
Clemson vs. Alabama
Clemson 35, Alabama 31
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama · 4-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Alabama vs. Clemson (National Championship Full Game)
2019PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL - CFP SEMIFINALNeutral site
Clemson vs. Ohio State
Clemson 29, Ohio State 23
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Ohio State vs. Clemson (Bowl Full Game)
2014Week 8
Notre Dame at Florida State
Notre Dame 27, Florida State 31
Nonconference
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Florida State · 4-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
2016Week 5
Louisville at Clemson
Louisville 36, Clemson 42
Conference game
No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 5 Clemson · 6-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Clemson vs. Louisville (Regular Season Full Game)
2011Week 3
Oklahoma at Florida State
Oklahoma 23, Florida State 13
Nonconference
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Florida State · 10-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Florida State vs. Oklahoma (Regular Season Full Game)
2014Week 15Neutral site
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech · 2-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
2015Week 14Neutral site
North Carolina vs. Clemson
North Carolina 37, Clemson 45
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 1 Clemson · 8-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Clemson vs. North Carolina (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
2016Capital One Orange BowlNeutral site
Michigan vs. Florida State
Michigan 32, Florida State 33
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 10 Florida State · 1-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Highlight · 2016 Florida State vs. Michigan (Bowl Full Game)
2016Week 9
Clemson at Florida State
Clemson 37, Florida State 34
Conference game
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 12 Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
2015Week 5
Notre Dame at Clemson
Notre Dame 22, Clemson 24
Nonconference
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 12 Clemson · 2-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
2014Week 41OT
Clemson at Florida State
Clemson 17, Florida State 23
Conference game
No. 22 Clemson vs. No. 1 Florida State · 6-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
67
Game score
2019CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRES. BY AT&TNeutral site
Clemson vs. LSU
Clemson 25, LSU 42
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 1 LSU · 17-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
Full Game · 2019 LSU vs. Clemson (National Championship Full Game)
2014Week 141OT
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Georgia Tech 30, Georgia 24
Nonconference
No. 16 Georgia Tech vs. No. 8 Georgia · 6-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
66
Game score
2017ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL - CFP SEMIFINALNeutral site
Alabama vs. Clemson
Alabama 24, Clemson 6
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 1 Clemson · 18-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Clemson vs. Alabama (Bowl Full Game)
2017Week 2
Auburn at Clemson
Auburn 6, Clemson 14
Nonconference
No. 13 Auburn vs. No. 3 Clemson · 8-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Clemson vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)
2013DISCOVER ORANGE BOWLNeutral site
Clemson vs. Ohio State
Clemson 40, Ohio State 35
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 7 Ohio State · 5-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Ohio State vs. Clemson (Orange Bowl Full Game)
2012Chick-fil-A BOWLNeutral site
LSU vs. Clemson
LSU 24, Clemson 25
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 LSU vs. No. 14 Clemson · 1-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
2011ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLNeutral site1OT
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 13 Michigan vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
63
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Virginia Tech vs. Michigan (Sugar Bowl Full Game)
2015PostseasonNeutral site
Oklahoma vs. Clemson
Oklahoma 17, Clemson 37
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Clemson · 20-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Clemson vs. Oklahoma (Bowl Full Game)
2012Week 4
Clemson at Florida State
Clemson 37, Florida State 49
Conference game
No. 10 Clemson vs. No. 4 Florida State · 12-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Florida State vs. Clemson (Regular Season Full Game)
2010Week 2
Miami at Ohio State
Miami 24, Ohio State 36
Nonconference
No. 12 Miami vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 12-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2019Week 2
Texas A&M at Clemson
Texas A&M 10, Clemson 24
Nonconference
No. 12 Texas A&M vs. No. 1 Clemson · 14-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
2012Week 13
Florida at Florida State
Florida 37, Florida State 26
Nonconference
No. 6 Florida vs. No. 10 Florida State · 11-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
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.