2025 ACC football standings prediction after Week 4: Can Louisville make a run?

Predicting the ACC standings after four weeks of College Football. Who are the contenders? Who are the pretenders?
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11. North Carolina 5-7 (3-5)

Oh, Bill Belichick, where do we begin? The offseason hype and drama were on full display. They got put on a primetime Monday night game to kick off their season. They got blasted on national television by TCU. The Tar Heels suffered another loss, this time against UCF. They are 0-2 against the Big 12 on the year. They have a whole team of transfers and a new head coach, so the expectations were never that high. They were just overexposed in the offseason, and people were excited to see Belichick in college football. I do not see this team making a bowl game. Next season, everyone will have a full year in the program so that I can see a bowl game in their near future. As of now, things are not looking suitable for coach Belichick and his Tar Heels.

10. Clemson 5-7 (3-5)

The biggest fallout for this wild conference this season is the Clemson Tigers. Who could have seen the conference favorite and national championship contender all the way down here? Clemson already has two conference losses, and Dabo Swinney is an absolute trainwreck as of right now. They might be able to bounce back and make a bowl game, but a bowl game is not at all what they envisioned when they came into this season. The Tigers have dominated the ACC in recent years, and they were not supposed to slow down this season. They did the exact opposite. We will see if they can find a way into a bowl game, but their title hopes are shot.

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