# Always College Football: ACC Tiers: Miami on TOP,  SMU, Clemson & Louisville contenders

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Podcast: [ESPN College Football](https://stenobird.com/podcast/espn-college-football-6401661)
Published: 2026-08-06T12:17:00+00:00
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Greg McElroy breaks down the tiers in the ACC for the upcoming season and tells you why Miami is the only national title contender, if SMU and Clemson can get back to the CFP and if Louisville is primed to crash the party. Can Florida State bounce back, do Virginia and Duke have staying power, will year 2 at North Carolina under Bill Belichick yield better results and is this the year that Virginia Tech breaks through with James Franklin? The ACC is deep and McElroy is here to break it all down from contenders to spoilers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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