5. Florida State

2024-03-22 -

After five weeks, Florida State is the only undefeated team in the country. The Seminoles have a 19-0 record and are four games shy of tying the best start in program history.

Every team faced a conference opponent in Week 5 with the must-see matchup being a top-10 battle between Clemson and Duke.

Here’s where every ACC team ranks five weeks into the season. Rankings are based on games as of March 19.

1. Clemson

Last week: 2

What to know: The No. 5 Tigers suffered their first road loss last Friday against the Blue Devils, but they rebounded to take the series. Clemson held off a late five-run rally from Duke on Saturday to tie the series, then won 8-6 on Sunday. Clemson will host undefeated FSU this weekend.

2. Duke

Last week: 1

What to know: The ninthranked Blue Devils lost their first series of the season to the Tigers. Ace Jonathan Santucci shined in the series opener, logging 11 strikeouts and two hits across five innings of two-run ball (one earned). The Blue Devils will look to bounce back vs. NC State this weekend.

3. Virginia

Last week: 7

What to know: Powered by their slugging, the No. 11 Cavaliers took down Wake Forest 2-1 in their weekend series. They scored 30 runs, highlighted by Jacob Ference’ hitting’s three home runs.

Last week: 5

What to know: The No. 12 Seminoles’ 19-0 start is the second best in school history. They swept Notre Dame in their first conference series. FSU has the best ERA (2.79) and batting average (.356) in the ACC.

6. North Carolina

Last week: 4

What to know: The No. 17 Tar Heels swept their midweek series vs. Rutgers then dropped the weekend series 2-1 against Miami. It will continue conference play this weekend, hosting Georgia Tech.

7. Virginia Tech

Last week: 8

What to know: The Hokies’ series win over Louisville was their first in Louisville since 1995. Carson DeMartini

won ACC player of the week honors after going 7-for-12 with five home runs and seven RBIs against the Cards.

8. Georgia Tech

Last week: 9

What to know: The Yellow Jackets are on a nine-game win streak after sweeping NC State last weekend and defeating Georgia State 6-4 Tuesday. During their streak, they are outscoring their opponents 112-46.

9. NC State

Last week: 6

What to know: The Wolfpack were swept by Georgia Tech over the weekend but rebounded with a notable 9-8 midweek win against No. 15 Coastal Carolina on Tuesday. Garrett Pennington hit a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning vs. the Chanticleers.