Since the ACC expanded to 14 teams in 2013, the Coastal Division has had three different winners. Two of them avoided playing the best teams in the Atlantic.
Is that a coincidence or direct correlation?
We decided to take a closer look to find out.
North Carolina (2015) and Duke (2013) both faced Wake Forest and NC State the years they won the Coastal Division. For Duke, that meant playing two teams that failed to reach a bowl game.