And since Clemson, Miami and SMU do not play each other during the 2024 regular season, the possibility of a three-way tie for first place in the ACC — with all three schools finishing 8-0 — still exists at the halfway point of the conference schedule.

The idea of the Atlantic Coast Conference getting more than two teams into the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff seems farfetched. But here we are. With November approaching, the league has four teams ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll and four teams with unblemished records in conference play.

When the ACC decided on a new path for teams to meet in the league’s championship game back in 2023, it never envisioned a scenario where three teams could finish a conference season undefeated.

Looking at the schools in the SEC, who are the top teams in the conference entering Week 12 of the college football schedule? In this week's power rankings, which can be found below, we break down each team and how they stack up.