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2010 ACC Football Predictions
2010 ACC Football Predictions

The ACC figures to be a very strong conference during the 2010 season, as

there are a number of teams that could not only win the division, but

also find themselves playing for the BCS National Championship. In 2009

it was the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets who took home the conference

title, beating the Clemson Tigers for the second time in the ACC

Championship Game.

Betting college football lines is no easy task, especially in the highly

competitive ACC where it seems like the conference is always jam packed

at the top with a number of teams fighting for the chance to play in a

BCS game. With that here is a look at how I see the ACC shaping up in

2010, plus my prediction on who wins the conference championship game and

earns that automatic spot into a BCS game. For a bigger look at he 2010

season, check out Jack Jone's overall 2010 college football predictions.

ACC Coastal:

1.) North Carolina Tar Heels - The Tar Heels figure to have the best

defense in the ACC in 2010, and if the offense can just keep from turning

the ball over, I feel like this team has the best shot at winning the

very competitive Coastal division.

2.) Virginia Tech Hokies - The Hokies should be pretty good on offense

with 8 starters back, but the defense has just four returning starters.

They have a very rough stretch of games where they have to host Georgia

Tech then go on the road to play North Carolina and Miami.

3.) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - It's hard picking the defending champs

this low in the conference, but if teams find a way to stop the run the

offense really struggles to produce anything.

4.) Miami Hurricane - Don't get me wrong the Hurricane could very well

win the division in 2010, as they have a ton of talent coming back to a

team that really played well down the stretch. They have three very tough

home games against Florida State, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech.

5.) Duke Blue Devils - Just not enough talent for the Blue Devils to

compete with the rest of the teams in this conference, but they should be

able to beat the Cavaliers to stay out of the bottom of the Coastal for

the second straight season.

6.) Virginia Cavaliers - Not a lot to look forward to if you are a

Cavalier fan in 2010. Just 12 starters are back to a team that won just

two conference games in 2009.

ACC Atlantic:

1.) Florida State Seminoles - It should be very easy transition for new

head coach Jimbo Fisher, who spent most of last season preparing for this

moment. The Seminoles have arguably the best quarterback in the

conference in senior Christian Ponder, and that is why I have them

winning the Atlantic in 2010.

2.) Clemson Tigers - The Tigers figure to be very good again in 2010, as

the team only lost to two conference opponents in 2009. Unfortunatelyfor

the Tigers they draw Miami, North Carolina, and Georgia Tech out of the

Coastal division.

3.) Boston College Eagles - The Eagles very well good be the surprise

team out of the Atlantic in 2010. They have 14 starters back on a team

that lucks out and only has to play Virginia Tech (at home) out of the

top teams in the Coastal. The Eagles figure to have a strong running game

under junior Montel Harris, and look for improved play out of sophomore

quarterback Dave Shinskie.

4.) Maryland Terrapins - It was a miserable season for the Terrapins in

2009, as they managed to win just one conference game. Even though the

Terrapins have just 12 starters back, I think they can make a big

improvement in 2010. They easily have the easiest schedule out of the

bottom three teams in the Atlantic.

5.) Wake Forest Demon Deacons - The Demon Deacons suffered a number of

heart breaking losses in 2009, as they lost five games by three points or

less. The problem was the defense just wasn't good, and even though they

have seven starters back on that side of the ball, I think it will be

another tough season for Wake Forest.

6.) North Carolina State Wolfpack - I have the Wolfpack finishing up the

2010 season in last place in the Atlantic thanks to a ridiculously tough

conference schedule. If they fail to beat Wake Forest at home, they could

go without a conference win.

ACC Champions: Florida State Seminoles

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