ACC unveils new tiebreaker system for 2026 conference championship

July 15, 2026

By Griffin McVeigh, On3: The ACC ran into tiebreaker difficulties in 2025, potentially putting the conference’s College Football Playoff spot into jeopardy. Thankfully, Miami was included in the 12-team field after not even making the ACC Championship. Instead, Duke and Virginia battled in Charlotte. Miami had to watch from home and pray the committee kept them in.

Now, a new tiebreaker method is coming to the ACC for situations involving three or more teams. “SportsSource Analytics” is about to be a very popular term used around the conference. Because if necessary, Commissioner Jim Phillips will be turning to the statistic to decide who gets to participate in the ACC Championship.

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ACC unveils new tiebreaker system for 2026 conference championship

The ACC has unveiled the new tiebreaker system for the 2026 Conference Championship Game after running into difficulties last season.

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