Welcome back for another installment of our spring college football conference preview series focused on regular-season win totals.
It's time to dive into the ACC.
Miami enters as a heavy favorite to win the league after reloading at quarterback following an appearance in the National Championship game just 100 days ago. Accordingly, the Hurricanes boast the highest win total at 10.5.
There are some fun contenders in this league looking to dethrone Miami (or, I guess, in this case, Duke), including SMU and Louisville, which are poised to make some noise in ACC play.
Clemson and Virginia Tech are also looking to get back into conference title contention, and we cover it all below.
As a reminder, there will be recommendations on every win total for every team. Those recommendations will include official plays, leans or situations where I recommend passing at the current number.
With that said, let's dive into my 2026 ACC picks and my college football win totals for the upcoming season.
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Boston College Eagles
Win Total: 3.5 (+118o / -144u)
Boston College likely deserved better than its 2-10 record in a season that saw the Eagles win their first and last game of the season with 10 losses sandwiched in between.
There were flashes of brilliance as the Eagles played up to stiff competition more often than not, coming close to victory on five occasions, including their home game against Notre Dame, but just didn't have the horses to go toe-to-toe for a full 60 minutes.
The quarterback play was sporadic, and after throwing nine combined touchdown passes in the first two weeks, BC quarterbacks threw just 11 the rest of the season.
No one outside of Turbo Richard could run the ball, and the offensive line was terrible, allowing 34 sacks with a rushing average of just 3.3 yards per carry.
The third-down and red-zone execution was terrible outside of the first two games, and the Eagles were -9 in turnovers. Not good.
BC also couldn't stop the run in the second half of the season, which stressed an already weak secondary that struggled in pass coverage.
The Eagles never generated momentum-swinging turnovers, and the defense was one of the worst in the country when it came to surrendering 40- and 50-yard plays.
In some ways, this group was so close, and in others, so far from being formidable.
