The Blue Devils beat Virginia but were bypassed for a playoff berth; Sun Belt champion Tulane and American Athletic champion James Madison were rated ahead of Duke by the CFP and thus received playoff bids instead. The ACC approved those tiebreakers in 2024, and Phillips said nobody objected at the time.

The win marked Duke's first league title since it split one with the Cavaliers in 1989 before the establishment of the ACC Championship Game. Virginia (10-3) was also seeking its first-ever conference championship game victory but couldn't overcome a barrage of clutch plays from the Blue Devils.

College football’s rapidly shifting landscape has created more hurdles for bowl games and conference championships to sell tickets and attract interest as an expanding playoff system looms larger and larger.

I am talking about Thijs De Ridder. De Ridder has helped Virginia become one of the best teams in college basketball (currently ranked No.24 in the AP Poll) and a team to watch for in the ACC. They have an elite front court with De Ridder,

Both India and Pakistan remain formidable opponents at the U19 level. In the last five meetings between the two sides, Pakistan have had the upper hand, winning three matches, while India have emerged victorious on two occasions. Their most recent U19 clash came in November 2024, when Pakistan secured a 43-run win over India.

Follow the highlights and play-by-play updates of the ODI match of the ACC Men's u19 Asia Cup 2025 between Afghanistan U19 and Bangladesh U19 at the ICC Academy Ground, Dubai on December 13, 2025, rig

Duke Football did the until, and that was winning the ACC Championship. By doing so, it could change how to ACC deals with tiebreakers.