Who are these guys that look to take Notre Dame basketball back toward the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings in 2025-26?

The Miami Hurricanes dropped their first game of the season on Friday when they lost 24-21 to the Louisville Cardinals on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium. And they understandably dropped a bit in the latest AP top 25 poll as a result.

Alabama replaces Miami as a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and BYU are on the mock bracket for the first time. Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama would be the top four seeds as the Nos. 1-4 teams in the AP poll.

The Florida State Seminoles entered Saturday night on a 3-game losing streak but as 17.5-point favorites against the Stanford Cardinal. However, a sluggish start that lasted most of the game resulted in a fourth consecutive loss as the Noles remain winless in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play this season, in an upset loss 20-13.

The SMU Mustangs (4-2), unbeaten in Atlantic Coast Conference play, hit the road in the ACC for their first-ever regular-season game against the Clemson Tigers (3-3) in a rematch of last season’s conference championship game.

Even though the loss stings, their goals — an ACC championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff — are still there for the taking.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference will move to 9-game football schedule next year, aligning with the other power conferences. Ray Garvin continues his examination of this year's rookie class and how five players are trending going into Week 7.

With five regular-season games remaining, Virginia (6-1, 3-0) is one of three ACC teams unbeaten in conference play.

Kevin Jennings tossed two touchdown passes, Tyler’s Derrick McFall scored a TD and Sam Keltner made three field goals to help SMU defeat Clemson 35-24 on Saturday in a rematch of last year’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

Stanford was fined $50,000 for violating the Atlantic Coast Conference's event security policy following Saturday night's 20-13 victory over Florida State, the conference announced Sunday. According to the ACC,