Duke, Virginia and ACC
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Now that the Virginia Cavaliers have finally sealed their regular-season finale victory over Virginia Tech, the Cavaliers have found their way to the ACC Champi
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College Football Playoff projection: ACC needs Virginia to beat Duke to ensure a postseason berth
As Cal thwarted SMU’s late comeback and Duke took down Wake Forest, the 7-5 Blue Devils made the ACC title game against Virginia. Duke is just a three-point underdog to the Cavaliers and +115 to win the game outright. A Blue Devils win wouldn’t be all that surprising to oddsmakers.
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College football odds, picks, predictions for Championship Week, 2025: Computer backs Indiana, Duke
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Preview the Nov. 29 matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and Wake Forest Demon Deacons with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.
Akron (12-4-3) earned a first-round bye and beat Notre Dame 1-0 at home in the second round. Matthew Paiva scored the game winner in the 88th minute. Stefan Dobrijevic delivered a strike that knocked off a Notre Dame defender and was redirected into the back of the net by Paiva.
A message from Coach K was further proof to Todd Golden he’d arrived. A visit to No. 4 Duke is another opportunity for Florida’s coach and his No. 15 Gators to make a statement.
Duke remained No. 4 in the latest AP Poll as well. Purdue (1), Arizona (2) and Michigan (3) rank above Duke. Again, the Blue Devils are the highest ranked ACC team in the AP Poll, with Louisville at No. 6 and UNC at No. 16.
The NET replaced the RPI as an official selection committee criteria prior to the 2018-19 season. It is a results-based metric. Most of the top 10 in the NET rankings correlate to the most recent AP Top 25 poll but with a few notable exceptions.