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ACC Coach Rankings

Ranked on what coaches do with the talent they have, with recent seasons counting more. Coaches with fewer than 13 FBS games are discounted and tagged Provisional.

Rating 0–100: better than that % of the 138 active FBS head coaches. 50 is average.Grade on a curve. A+ is the top 3%.How ratings work →
*All = since 2012

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ACC head coaches, ranked within the conference. The small number is each coach's national rank.

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1#10 FBSMario CristobalMiami · Year 593A81–40#34−11+3.5−1.9Power 4
2#15 FBSJames FranklinVirginia Tech · Year 189A-128–55#21+1+7.3+4.4Power 4
3#25 FBSJeff BrohmLouisville · Year 482B+99–59#40+20+10.4+4.9Power 4
4#26 FBSRhett LashleeSMU · Year 582B+44–18#27+8+4.3+1.0Power 4
5#33 FBSJake DickertWake Forest · Year 276B+39–25#46+25+2.1+3.1Power 4
6#39 FBSManny DiazDuke · Year 372B45–26#37+4+0.4+1.6Power 4
7#49 FBSDabo SwinneyClemson · Year 1965B-163–37#15−7–+9.0Power 4
8#76 FBSPat NarduzziPittsburgh · Year 1245C86–64#44−1−2.8+2.9Power 4
9#80 FBSBrent KeyGeorgia Tech · Year 542C29–26#69−32+6.3+1.1Power 4
10#84 FBSMike NorvellFlorida State · Year 740C-79–55#45−7+1.2−4.3Power 4
11#93 FBSTony ElliottVirginia · Year 533C-26–31#75−15−6.4−1.5Power 4
12#94 FBSDave DoerenNC State · Year 1432D+111–75#49−11+0.4+0.4Power 4
13#108 FBSBill O'BrienBoston College · Year 322D28–29#64−16+3.7−0.8Power 4
14#114 FBSBill BelichickNorth Carolina · Year 218D8–12#75−45−8.2−2.1Power 4
15#117 FBSTavita PritchardStanford · Year 116D-4–5#112−62−0.2+1.1Power 4
16#126 FBSTosh LupoiCalifornia · Year 19F3–6#101−68−8.4−0.6Power 4
17#134 FBSFran BrownSyracuse · Year 33F17–16#82−43−2.9+2.1Power 4
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