ACC Football: Coastal Division Power Rankings Week 1

UNC’s loss to Georgia puts them behind other teams in the Coastal standings. Does it drop them in the ACC Football Coastal Rankings too?

Now that is how you kick off College Football Weekend.

This weekend had everything. You want upsets. This weekend had upsets. How about Western Michigan upsetting Northwestern? How about South Alabama upsetting Mississippi State? How about A&M over UCLA or Texas over Notre Dame?

How about Top five programs LSU and Oklahoma losing to Wisconsin and Houston respectively?

And then one of the biggest no name upsets was Texas State beating Ohio in triple OT. Texas State, led by former UNC coach Everett Withers, was a 21 point underdog.

There were also close games were the favorite pulled out a win. Clemson beating Auburn 19-13. Tennessee beating App State 20-13 in OT.

Or maybe you enjoy blowouts. The weekend had blowouts. How about Michigan and Ohio State scoring a combined 140 points against 13 for the opposition? How about ranked teams like Louisville, Baylor, and Washington dropping a combined 173 points this weekend?

And then there is what Alabama did to USC:

Honestly the season may just be a coronation for the Crimson Tide. But then again that’s what they said about the UK Wildcats Men’s team in 2014 as well. In other words, this is why we play the games.

And none of this includes what the Coastal did this weekend. Speaking of the Coastal, this week’s rankings were particularly difficult. Do you reward a team for barely beating a Power five conference opponent? Or do you reward one for crushing a bottom of the barrel FCS opponent?

I am taking a cue from the college playoff handbook and going from there. So let’s get started this week with what the only easy decision in this week’s rankings, the bottom.

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