Conference record book
Atlantic Coast Conference Top 25 Games of the 2020s
The best games involving a ACC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 86/100
- Overtime
- 6
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.
- 2020Week 102OT
Clemson at Notre Dame
Clemson 40, Notre Dame 47
Conference game
No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 11/15
86
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Notre Dame vs. Clemson (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2025College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&TNeutral site
Miami vs. Indiana
Miami 21, Indiana 27
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 10 Miami vs. No. 1 Indiana · 6-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Indiana vs. Miami (National Championship Full Game)
- 2025Week 1
LSU at Clemson
LSU 17, Clemson 10
Nonconference
No. 9 LSU vs. No. 4 Clemson · 7-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Clemson vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2025College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta BowlNeutral site
Miami vs. Ole Miss
Miami 31, Ole Miss 27
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 10 Miami vs. No. 6 Ole Miss · 4-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Ole Miss vs. Miami (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
- 2025College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl ClassicNeutral site
Miami vs. Ohio State
Miami 24, Ohio State 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 10 Miami vs. No. 3 Ohio State · 10-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Ohio State vs. Miami (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
- 2025College Football Playoff First Round Game
Miami at Texas A&M
Miami 10, Texas A&M 3
Postseason
No. 10 Miami vs. No. 7 Texas A&M · 7-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Texas A&M vs. Miami (CFP First Round Full Game)
- 2022Week 5
NC State at Clemson
NC State 20, Clemson 30
Conference game
No. 10 NC State vs. No. 5 Clemson · 10-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Full Game · 2022 Clemson vs. NC State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Allstate Sugar Bowl - CFP SemifinalNeutral site
Ohio State vs. Clemson
Ohio State 49, Clemson 28
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Clemson · 21-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Clemson vs. Ohio State (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
- 2023Week 14Neutral site
Louisville vs. Florida State
Louisville 6, Florida State 16
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 15 Louisville vs. No. 4 Florida State · 10-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2023 Florida State vs. Louisville (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2024Week 15Neutral site
Clemson vs. SMU
Clemson 34, SMU 31
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 18 Clemson vs. No. 8 SMU · 3-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2024 SMU vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2020Week 16Neutral site
Clemson vs. Notre Dame
Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 4 Clemson vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 24-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Notre Dame vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2024College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate
Clemson at Texas
Clemson 24, Texas 38
Postseason
No. 13 Clemson vs. No. 4 Texas · 14-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Texas vs. Clemson (CFP First Round Full Game)
- 2025Week 8
Louisville at Miami
Louisville 24, Miami 21
Conference game
Unranked Louisville vs. No. 2 Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Miami vs. Louisville (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 14
South Carolina at Clemson
South Carolina 17, Clemson 14
Nonconference
No. 16 South Carolina vs. No. 12 Clemson · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Clemson vs. South Carolina (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2025Week 52OT
Florida State at Virginia
Florida State 38, Virginia 46
Conference game
No. 8 Florida State vs. Unranked Virginia · 8-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 11/15
56
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Virginia vs. Florida State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Week 6
Miami at Clemson
Miami 17, Clemson 42
Conference game
No. 7 Miami vs. No. 1 Clemson · 25-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Clemson vs. Miami (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2022Capital One Orange BowlNeutral site
Tennessee vs. Clemson
Tennessee 31, Clemson 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Clemson · 17-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
Full Game · 2022 Clemson vs. Tennessee (Orange Bowl Full Game)
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.