The Atlantic Coast Conference is revamping the tiebreaker format for its football championship game following a controversial finish last season that allowed a five-loss Duke team to reach the title game over then No. 10-ranked Miami

Last year, the league needed its seventh tiebreaker to settle a five-way tie for second place in the conference standings at 6-2.

The ACC found itself in quite the mess at the end of last season. In a 17-team league where not all of the teams are going to play each other, that can lead to

The Atlantic Coast Conference is revamping the tiebreaker format for its football championship game following a controversial finish last season that allowed a five-loss Duke team…

After an unwieldy five-way tie allowed Duke to find its unlikely way into (and win) last season's ACC football championship game, the conference absorbed some j

The ACC adopted a change that will have a dramatic impact on the 2026 season.

A major adjustment has been implemented for ACC football. After a cinematic five-way tie for second place last season, the ACC has changed its tiebreaker rules.