Every ACC team has played eight games so far this season. This conference has two top five teams, and five teams inside the AP’s top 25. The Clemson Tigers are the No. 2 team in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings, which came out on Tuesday. We’ve looked at point differential a few times throughout the 2016 season; however, now that every time is at least halfway through their conference slate, it’s valuable to take another glance at these numbers.
| Team | Points For | Points Against | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 400 | 184 | 216 |
| Clemson | 293 | 141 | 152 |
| Virginia Tech | 290 | 161 | 129 |
| Miami | 263 | 151 | 112 |
| Pitt | 305 | 259 | 46 |
| UNC | 260 | 216 | 44 |
| FSU | 278 | 239 | 39 |
| GT | 225 | 188 | 37 |
| NCSU | 214 | 187 | 27 |
| Wake | 165 | 146 | 19 |
| Duke | 196 | 191 | 5 |
| BC | 168 | 184 | -16 |
| Syracuse | 213 | 253 | -40 |
| UVA | 209 | 261 | -52 |
It’s jarring to see just how many points Louisville has scored this season. They lead the ACC in scoring in point differential; the Cardinals are the only team to outscore their opponents by over a combined 200 points. Pittsburgh ranks second in the league in points for, but they still trail Louisville by 95 freaking points, which is insane.
Outside of Louisville, the ACC has three more teams with point differentials in the triple digits: Clemson, Virginia Tech and Miami. No real surprises here, although the Hurricanes may cause one to double take. In four conference game, Miami has a negative point differential: minus-15. However, they crushed their first three opponents — Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic and Appalachian State — by a combined 130 points.
On the flip side, the conference has 11 teams with positive point differentials, which means there are three clubs in the red: Boston College (-16), Syracuse (-40) and Virginia (-52).