ACC Football Power Rankings after Week 3: Duke climbing, UNC plummets.

ACC Football Power Rankings after Week 3: Duke climbing, UNC plummets. Taking a look at how the ACC power rankings play out following Week 3 of the 2026 college football season.

Somehow, we are already through a fourth of the 2026 college football regular season, and soon all the non-conference matchups will give way to ACC play. Hoping to repeat as conference champions, Duke beat down Stanford 35-7 in the Blue Devils' ACC opener, while Miami stayed perfect with a win over Wake Forest and Louisville won a wild one against SMU .