Miami stays No. 1 in ACC standings as Week 9 upsets shake middle
The gist
Miami leads the ACC at 5-0 and 7-0, with Wake Forest second and SMU third.
Syracuse's upset of SMU shows how muddled the league's middle has become.
How it unfolded
- Oct 24, 2026Week 8: Miami beat Pittsburgh 52-23, SMU beat California 59-20, and Syracuse beat North Carolina 31-30 in overtime on Calvin Russell's 4-yard TD catch.
- Oct 25, 2026After Week 8, three ACC teams were ranked in the AP Top 25: Miami No. 1, Wake Forest No. 14 and SMU No. 19.
- Oct 28, 2026NC State fired coach Dave Doeren following a 31-28 loss at Stanford, the first ACC coach firing of the year.