No. 5 Clemson earned some breathing room in the ACC Atlantic with their comeback win over No. 16 Syracuse. Although it may not have looked as pretty as some fans would’ve hoped for, the Tigers were still able to pull off the win over Syracuse in a very important game for their conference standings. No. 5 Clemson and No. 16 Syracuse both went into the game with undefeated records, but with the win, No. 5 Clemson now has a solid lead for the No. 1 spot in the Atlantic. 

The top of the ACC Coastal remains unchanged with No. 21 North Carolina coming off a bye week, but the Tar Heels will be taking on Pitt this weekend, in what should be an interesting matchup. 

Here’s a look at the ACC standings headings into week 9:

ACC – Atlantic

Clemson

Conference: (6-0)

Overall: (8-0)

Syracuse

Conference: (3-1)

Overall: (6-1)

Wake Forest

Conference: (2-1)

Overall: (6-1)

Florida State

Conference: (2-3)

Overall: (4-3)

Louisville

Conference: (2-3)

Overall: (4-3)

NC State

Conference: (1-2)

Overall: (5-2)

Boston College

Conference: (1-4)

Overall: (2-5)

ACC – Coastal

North Carolina 

Conference: (3-0)

Overall: (6-1)

Duke

Conference: (2-2)

Overall: (5-3)

Georgia Tech

Conference: (2-2)

Overall: (3-4)

Pitt

Conference: (1-2)

Overall: (4-3)

Miami

Conference: (1-2)

Overall: (3-4)

Virginia

Conference: (1-3)

Overall: (3-4)

Virginia Tech

Conference: (1-3)

Overall: (2-5)