Syracuse Football: How Does ACC Bowl Picture Look Now?.
SyracuseWith two more wins, the Orange would be bowl eligible. With two more wins, Syracuse will become bowl-eligible for the second time in three years.
But the win by Fran Brown's team had more than just immediate SU implications as well. The ACC is guaranteed at least one spot in the College Football Playoff.
It is also possible that No. 1 Miami could make the CFP even with a loss in the ACC title game. If, for example, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons upset Miami in December's conference title game, the ACC could have two teams in the College Football Playoff.
It is unlikely in the final year of the 12-team format that more than two teams would represent the conference. Outside of the playoff, the bowl games with possible ACC tie-ins include:
KEY POINTS
- Syracuse Football: How Does ACC Bowl Picture Look Now?.
- The Syracuse Orange football team pulled off one of the biggest upsets of college football's final weekend in October with a 30-27 victory over No. 19 SMU at the JMA Wireless Dome.
- The win moves the Orange's record to 4-4 and 2-4 inside Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play.
- Starting this season, the winner of the ACC Championship game clinches a spot in the 12-team tournament.