It might mean more in the SEC, but it's hard to argue with the ACC's claim as the best football conference in 2016.
Clemson won its first national championship in 35 years by beating Alabama 35-31 in the College Football Playoff title game. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson won the Heisman Trophy. ACC teams went 9-3 in bowl games (beating four of five SEC opponents in the process), which followed another dominating performance against SEC teams in in-state rivalry games. Florida State has won four in a row -- and six of the past seven -- against Florida; Georgia Tech has defeated Georgia two of the past three seasons; and Clemson has won three straight over South Carolina).