SEC vs ACC Football

The SEC vs ACC football rivalry has dramatically increased in recent years. Obviously, the two conferences are close to each other geographically. In fact, they overlap each other in certain states. For instance, South Carolina has Clemson University (ACC) and the University of South Carolina (SEC). Georgia has the University of Georgia (SEC) and Georgia Tech (ACC). Florida has the University of Florida (SEC) and Miami (ACC) and Florida State (ACC).

Those intra-state rivalries are some of the best rivalries in college football. The geographic proximity of the two conferences causes natural competition for the same athletes, fans, and media.

Also, there were some hard feelings when Florida State decided to join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), rather than the Southeastern Conference (SEC). There are many theories for why they chose the ACC (personally I think they chose the ACC so they could dominate the previously, generally, weak ACC football programs) -- but anyway, it left a bad taste in the mouths of some SEC fans.

But, most importantly, the SEC vs ACC football rivalry has increased because ACC football has improved. The ACC used to be primarily a basketball conference with sleepy football programs. But, the recent additions of Miami, Florida State, Virginia Tech and Boston College have turned the ACC into a true college football power.

Here are the teams that make up the ACC.

• Boston College Eagles


• Clemson University Tigers


• Duke University Blue Devils


• Florida State University Seminoles


• Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Yellow Jackets


• University of Maryland Terrapins


• Wake Forest University Demon Deacons


• University of Miami Hurricanes


• University of North Carolina Tar Heels


• North Carolina State University Wolfpack


• University of Virginia Cavaliers, and


• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Hokies

We rank the ACC as the 3rd best college football conference (behind the SEC and Big Ten). We do this because the ACC simply lacks the history and tradition of the other major football conferences. And that is really important.

But, ACC football is certainly improving. The ACC has 2 of the 3 big college schools in talent-rich Florida and ACC schools have better media access and coverage along the population-rich East (Atlantic) Coast. People and money will continue to strengthen ACC sports, including football.

Despite a down year in 2006, ACC football will challenge the SEC for college football supremacy in the years to come. [However, the ACC will never dominate its markets as the SEC does and thus will never pass SEC football up – IMHO.]

So, what is the SEC vs ACC football all-time, head-to-head, football record? Here you go (updated through the 2006 season):

The SEC holds an 251-117-10 (.677) all-time advantage.

In the past 10 years (1998-2007) the SEC leads the ACC in head-to-head games with a 41-30-0 (.577) record.

For details of how we arrived at the above numbers, go to SEC vs Big Ten Football.

If you'd like to see how the SEC and ACC compare in bowl wins, go to Top College Football Bowl Conference.

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SEC is the Best 
The SEC is the best conference out there and I'm sick of ACC fans thinking otherwise.

ACC 3rd best conference?  Not rated yet
The Pac 10, The Big 12, The SEC, The Big 10, The Big East and maybe even some other conferences are better than the ACC!

Virginia Tech and Boston College ...

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