I thought we had already established that Rivals is full of morons?
Look who's #2 in the Sagarin Rankings by conference:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc08.htm
Over 75% of the ACC has had head coach changes in the last 4 years. And it's paying off. There are no more doormats in the conference. It will be interesting to see how GT, UNC, and Miami progress. All three teams are overwhelmingly Fr and So. GT is, to the best of my knowledge, the youngest team that has been ranked this year. Tech plays 20 true Fr or RS Fr. We're on the way back.
The only bad thing is that the divisions are horribly unbalanced. Just about as bad as the Big 12 is not balanced.
Coastal: UNC, GT, Miami, VT, UVA, Dook (don't laugh, they don't suck anymore)
Those first three teams will be a nighmare to play in another year or two. Beamer must be blessed by the Pope given how many games he wins where his team has been completely outplayed. Cutcliffe took Dook from doormat to possibly bowling in one season. They beat Vandy. They were a precious few from beating Northwestern. The lone suck is Groh up at Virginia. He'll be the next coach to go.
Atlantic: WF, NCST, BC, FSU, UMD, Clemson
Fridge can never find a good QB in Maryland. NCST is woeful. WF is coming back down to Earth. FSU isn't even close to how they were in the 90's. Clemson will need time to de-Tommy their program.