SEC commissioner Mike Slive announced that the conference will play an eight game, 6-1-1 football schedule for the 2014 season and likely 2015 as well. Cause if it ain't broke for Alabama, Auburn, Florida or LSU ...
With the SEC momentarily shutting the door on an expanded, nine-game conference slate, you can bet that the ACC will stay at eight games and the 6-1-1 scheduling format going forward as well. Nice knowing ya, Pittsburgh and Miami.
With the 6-1-1 format, each school plays six games within the division, one permanent cross-division rival and one rotating intra-division game. This schedule format preserves annual rivalry games between Miami-Florida State and Virginia ... Louisville? Short of division realignment or modifying or eliminating the cross-division rivalry setup, this means that BC will play familiar foes Pittsburgh and Miami once every six seasons (and play host once every 12 years).
This sucks for Boston College fans, but BC-Pitt and BC-Miami are hardly the only casualties of this scheduling model. Not by a long shot. Here are the top 15 casualties of the ACC's division alignment and current scheduling model.
1. North Carolina vs. Wake Forest
Series: 105 games. North Carolina leads the all-time series 68-35-2.
Records since 2005: North Carolina (35-48, 21-35 ACC), Wake Forest (51-49, 31-34 ACC)
Last five meetings:
North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 24 (Nov. 13, 2004)
Wake Forest 24, North Carolina 17 (Oct. 28, 2006)
Wake Forest 37, North Carolina 10 (Oct. 27, 2007)
North Carolina 49, Wake Forest 24 (Oct. 29, 2011)
Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 27 (Sep. 8, 2012)
2. Duke vs. N.C. State
Series: 81 games. Duke (!) leads the all-time series 40-36-5. #NCStateShit
Records since 2005: Duke (23-73, 9-55 ACC), N.C. State (50-50, 27-37 ACC)
Last five meetings:
N.C. State 55, Duke 31 (Nov. 3, 2001)
N.C. State 24, Duke 22 (Oct. 19, 2002)
N.C. State 28, Duke 21 (Oct. 25, 2003)
N.C. State 27, Duke 17 (Nov. 8, 2008)
Duke 49, N.C. State 28 (Oct. 10, 2009)
3. N.C. State vs. Virginia
Series: 57 games. N.C. State leads the all-time series 34-22-1.
Records since 2005: N.C. State (50-50, 27-37 ACC), Virginia (45-53, 26-38 ACC)
Last five meetings:
N.C. State 51, Virginia 37 (Nov. 1, 2003)
Virginia 14, N.C. State 7 (Oct. 28, 2006)
N.C. State 29, Virginia 24 (Oct. 27, 2007)
N.C. State 28, Virginia 14 (Oct. 22, 2011)
Virginia 33, N.C. State 6 (Nov. 3, 2012)
4. Clemson vs. North Carolina
Series: 55 games. Clemson leads the all-time series 35-19-1.
Records since 2005: Clemson (68-37, 42-24 ACC), North Carolina (35-48, 21-35 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Clemson 42, North Carolina 12 (Nov. 9, 2002)
Clemson 36, North Carolina 28 (Oct. 25, 2003)
Clemson 52, North Carolina 7 (Sep. 23, 2006)
North Carolina 21, Clemson 16 (Oct. 9, 2010)
Clemson 59, North Carolina 38 (Oct. 22, 2011)
5. Clemson vs. Duke
Series: 53 games. Clemson leads the all-time series 36-16-1.
Records since 2005: Clemson (68-37, 42-24 ACC), Duke (23-73, 9-55 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Duke 16, Clemson 13 (Nov. 13, 2004)
Clemson 49, Duke 20 (Nov. 5, 2005)
Clemson 47, Duke 10 (Nov. 3, 2007)
Clemson 31, Duke 7 (Nov. 15, 2008)
Clemson 56, Duke 20 (Nov. 3, 2012)
6t. N.C. State vs. Virginia Tech
Series: 48 games. Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 26-18-4.
Records since 2005: N.C. State (50-50, 27-37 ACC), Virginia Tech 81-27 (53-16 ACC)
Last five meetings:
N.C. State 13, Virginia Tech 13 (Oct. 17, 1992)
N.C. State 17, Virginia Tech 16 (Sep. 25, 2004)
Virginia Tech 20, N.C. State 16 (Sep. 4, 2005)
Virginia Tech 38, N.C. State 10 (Nov. 21, 2009)
Virginia Tech 41, N.C. State 30 (Oct. 2, 2010)
6t. Virginia vs. Wake Forest
Series: 48 games. Virginia leads the all-time series 34-14-0.
Records since 2005: Virginia (45-53, 26-38 ACC), Wake Forest (51-49, 31-34 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Virginia 38, Wake Forest 34 (Sep. 28, 2002)
Virginia 27, Wake Forest 24 (Sep. 27, 2003)
Virginia 17, Wake Forest 16 (Nov. 3, 2007)
Wake Forest 28, Virginia 17 (Nov. 8, 2008)
Wake Forest 16, Virginia 10 (Oct. 20, 2012)
8. Clemson vs. Virginia
Series: 46 games. Clemson leads the all-time series 37-8-1.
Records since 2005: Clemson (68-37, 42-24 ACC), Virginia (45-53, 26-38 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Virginia 22, Clemson 17 (Oct. 12, 2002)
Clemson 30, Virginia 27 (Oct. 11, 2003)
Virginia 30, Clemson 10 (Oct. 7, 2004)
Clemson 13, Virginia 3 (Nov. 22, 2008)
Clemson 34, Virginia 21 (Nov. 21, 2009)
9t. Florida State vs. Virginia Tech
Series: 36 games. Florida State leads the all-time series 23-12-1.
Records since 2005: Florida State (57-37, 35-26 ACC), Virginia Tech (81-27, 53-16 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 22 (Dec. 3, 2005, ACC Championship Game)
Virginia Tech 40, Florida State 21 (Nov. 10, 2007)
Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 20 (Oct. 25, 2008)
Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33 (Dec. 4, 2010, ACC Championship Game)
Florida State 28, Virginia Tech 22 (Nov. 8, 2012)
9t. Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest
Series: 36 games. Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 24-11-1.
Records since 2005: Virginia Tech (81-27, 53-16 ACC), Wake Forest (51-49, 31-34 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Virginia Tech 21, Wake Forest 20 (Sep. 8, 1984)
Virginia Tech 17, Wake Forest 10 (Oct. 9, 2004)
Virginia Tech 27, Wake Forest 6 (Nov. 18, 2006)
Virginia Tech 52, Wake Forest 21 (Oct. 16, 2010)
Virginia Tech 38, Wake Forest 17 (Oct. 15, 2011)
11. Clemson vs. Virginia Tech
Series: 33 games. Clemson leads the all-time series 20-12-1.
Records since 2005: Clemson (68-37, 42-24 ACC), Virginia Tech (81-27, 53-16 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Virginia Tech 24, Clemson 7 (Oct. 26, 2006)
Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 23 (Oct. 6, 2007)
Clemson 23, Virginia Tech 3 (Oct. 1, 2011)
Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10 (Dec. 3, 2011, ACC Championship Game)
Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 17 (Oct. 20, 2012)
12. Georgia Tech vs. Wake Forest
Series: 30 games. Georgia Tech leads the all-time series 22-8-0.
Records since 2005: Georgia Tech (63-42, 43-24 ACC), Wake Forest (51-49, 31-34 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Georgia Tech 24, Wake Forest 7 (Oct. 11, 2003)
Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 17 (Nov. 5, 2005)
Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6 (Dec. 2, 2006, ACC Championship Game)
Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 27 (Nov. 7, 2009)
Georgia Tech 24, Wake Forest 20 (Oct. 2, 2010)
13t. Boston College vs. Miami
Series: 29 games. Miami leads the all-time series 24-5-0.
Records since 2005: Boston College (60-43, 34-32 ACC), Miami (57-43, 33-31 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Miami 33, Boston College 14 (Sep. 20, 2003)
Miami 17, Boston College 14 (Nov. 23, 2006)
Boston College 28, Miami 14 (Nov. 24, 2007)
Boston College 24, Miami 17 (Nov. 25, 2011)
Miami 41, Boston College 32 (Sep. 1, 2012)
13t. Boston College vs. Pittsburgh
Series: 29 games. Pittsburgh leads the all-time series 16-13-0.
Records since 2005: Boston College (60-43, 34-32 ACC), Pittsburgh (55-45, 31-25 Big East)
Last five meetings:
Pittsburgh 42, Boston College 26 (Oct. 21, 2000)
Boston College 45, Pittsburgh 7 (Oct. 20, 2001)
Pittsburgh 19, Boston College 16 (Oct. 26, 2002)
Pittsburgh 24, Boston College 13 (Nov. 1, 2003)
Pittsburgh 20, Boston College 17 (Oct. 16, 2004)
15. Georgia Tech vs. N.C. State
Series: 28 games. Georgia Tech leads the all-time series 18-10-0.
Records since 2005: Georgia Tech (63-42, 43-24 ACC), N.C. State (50-50, 27-37 ACC)
Last five meetings:
Georgia Tech 24, N.C. State 14 (Nov. 6, 2004)
N.C. State 17, Georgia Tech 14 (Oct. 6, 2005)
Georgia Tech 31, N.C. State 23 (Nov. 4, 2006)
N.C. State 45, Georgia Tech 28 (Sep. 25, 2010)
Georgia Tech 45, N.C. State 35 (Oct. 1, 2011)