The ACC announced an overhaul of its tiebreaker protocols on Wednesday during the conference’s media days. The announcement comes after the league’s 2025 title game was marred by controversy when a five-loss Duke team edged the likes of Miami, who possessed the best overall record in the ACC and was ranked 12th in the College Football Playoff rankings, to advance to the title game based on the fifth tiebreaker, ultimately beating Virginia for the conference championship.
But before we dive into what the conference’s new tiebreaker looks like, let’s examine how we got here, as there are multiple factors at play driving the ACC to make this change.
