{
  "id": 6290658,
  "title": "ACC Power Rankings: Clemson, Georgia Tech, & Cal Fall, Duke Rises After Week 1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/acc-power-rankings-clemson-georgia-tech-cal-fall-duke-rises-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/acc-power-rankings-clemson-georgia-152000170.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The ACC's college football landscape has shifted dramatically following the first week of games. Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Cal have all fallen from their preseason rankings, while Duke has risen in the standings. Boston College, Stanford, NC State, Florida State, and Syracuse also experienced decline. Meanwhile, North Carolina appears to be improving, and Wake Forest has shown encouraging progress. Duke stands out as the biggest gainer, thanks to a strong defensive performance and an impressive rushing game under new coach Manny Diaz.",
  "summary": "College football has arrived, and despite all the nonsense surrounding the sport, it’s still the best form of entertainment there is. This is our second edition of these power rankings, so you’ll see each team’s preseason ranking in parentheses. Five ACC teams played in Week 0, and I’ll focus on them and won’t be shy […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}