ACC Bowl Projections, Week 14: The Dust Settles ... Now We Wait

Well that was exciting.

The ACC went 4-0 against the SEC this weekend with Florida State, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Louisville all notching victories over their in-state rivals. Virginia Tech won a back-and-forth battle late over Virginia, sending the Cavaliers home while extending the Hokies' bowl appearance streak, the second longest such streak in the nation. Finally, Pittsburgh punched its own ticket to the postseason with a victory over Miami.

With the conclusion of the regular season, 11 teams are bowl eligible from the ACC...and 12 including Notre Dame.

12-0 Florida State Seminoles
10-2 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
9-3 Duke Blue Devils
9-3 Clemson Tigers
9-3 Louisville Cardinals
7-5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7-5 Boston College Eagles
7-5 N.C. State Wolfpack
6-6 Pittsburgh Panthers
6-6 Miami Hurricanes
6-6 North Carolina Tar Heels
6-6 Virginia Tech Hokies

Eliminated: 5-7 Virginia Cavaliers, 3-9 Syracuse Orange, 3-9 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Here are this year's ACC bowl tie-ins:

Tier 1
ACC Champ / ACC No. 1 -- Orange Bowl, Miami, Dec. 31 vs. Big Ten / SEC / Notre Dame
ACC No. 2 -- Russell Athletic Bowl, Orlando, Dec. 29 vs. Big 12 3

Tier 2 / Conditional Tie-Ins with Big Ten
ACC Nos. 3-6 OR Big Ten Nos. 5-7 -- Gator, Jacksonville, Jan. 2 vs. SEC 3-8
ACC Nos. 3-6 OR Big Ten Nos. 5-7 -- Music City, Nashville, Dec. 30 vs. SEC 3-8

Tier 2
ACC Nos. 3-6 -- Belk, Charlotte, Dec. 30 vs. SEC 3-8
ACC Nos. 3-6 -- Pinstripe, Bronx, Dec. 27 vs. Big Ten 5-7
ACC Nos. 3-6 -- Sun, El Paso, Dec. 27 vs. Pac-12 5

Everything Else
Independence, Shreveport, Dec. 27 vs. SEC 10 (C-USA conditional)
Military, Annapolis, Dec. 27 vs. American
Quick Lane, Detroit, Dec. 26 vs. Big Ten
BITCOIN, St. Petersburg, Dec. 26 vs. American

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If Florida State wins the ACC Championship ...

College Football Playoff -- Florida State (13-0)
Orange -- Georgia Tech (10-3)

If Georgia Tech wins the ACC Championship ...

Orange -- Georgia Tech (11-2)
New Year's Six at-large (Peach?) -- Florida State (12-1)

The rest:

Russell Athletic Bowl -- Clemson (9-3)

Music City -- Louisville (9-3)
Belk -- Notre Dame (7-5)
Pinstripe -- Boston College (7-5)
Sun -- Duke (9-3)

Military -- N.C. State (7-5)
Quick Lane -- Virginia Tech (6-6)
Independence -- Miami (6-6)
BITCOIN -- North Carolina (6-6)
Replacement slot (Cactus?) -- Pittsburgh (6-6)