Who Was Best in 2008/2009?
As we get ready to start the college football season, I thought it would be a good time to look back and see how the ACC schools stacked up last year. What I did is take the final standings of the 12 teams in football and basketball, and ranked them 1 through 12. The first criteria was conference record, and if there was a tie I went by overall record. The lowest combined score wins. Here’s how things stacked up:

1. UNC (5.5 in football, 1 in basketball)
2. FSU (3.5 in football, 4 in basketball)
3. BC (2 in football, 6 in basketball)
4. Wake (5.5 in football, 3 in basketball)
5. VT (1 in football, 9 in basketball)
6. Maryland (5.5 in football, 7 in basketball)
7. Clemson (8.5 in football, 5 in basketball)
8. Duke (12 in football, 2 in basketball)
9. GT (3.5 in football, 12 in basketball)
10. Miami (8.5 in football, 8 in basketball)
11. NC State (10 in football, 10 in basketball)
12. Virginia (11 in football, 11 in basketball)

As you can see, UNC, with their first place finish in the ACC basketball standings (and National Championship) had the best year. It pays to not be great in one sport and terrible in the other, as Duke came in 8th, and Georgia Tech came in 9th. NC State and Virginia have a lot of work to do.