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ACC Week 12 Power Rankings: Pitt, Miami strengthen their cases

Clemson and North Carolina are officially set to face off in Charlotte for the ACC championship, and for the first time this season, our ACC writers had a virtual consensus on the Power Rankings, 1 through 14. In other words, all it took was 12 weeks of games to get it all figured out.

Two interceptions put a small smudge on another stellar performance by Deshaun Watson as he makes his case for a Heisman Trophy. Clemson, meanwhile, never had to sweat in an easy win over Wake Forest.

Was it pretty? No. But North Carolina overcame all the emotion surrounding Frank Beamer's final game at Lane Stadium -- and more importantly, overcame two late fumbles by Marquise Williams -- to come away with its 10th straight win and secure the Coastal Division title.