ACC Championship Game scenarios for Clemson, Wake Forest, NC State

ACC Championship Game scenarios for Clemson, Wake Forest, NC State. Clemson has had a down year but can win the ACC with a little bit of help.

Clemson is still alive for the ACC championship after overcoming a rough stretch and getting a little help along the way.

The Tigers have won the ACC every year since 2015 but that streak looked to be in jeopardy after losses to Pitt and NC State. The rest of the conference has come back to them while Dabo Swinney’s team has played their best football of the year down the stretch. Clemson’s win over Wake Forest on Saturday handed the Demon Deacons their first ACC loss of the year and ensured the Tigers would have a chance to keep their ACC streak alive.

Clemson’s offensive issues have been documented as have their injury woes, but the defense has been one of the three or four best in the nation along with Georgia, Wisconsin and Oklahoma State. It’s the defense that has the Tigers in a position to get back to the ACC Championship Game.

But to get there, they will need a little bit of help.

ACC Championship Game scenarios

• Wake Forest: Win and in
• NC State: Win and Wake Forest loss and they are in
• Clemson: Win and losses from Wake Forest and NC State gets the Tigers in

NC State hosts North Carolina on Friday so Clemson will know if they are alive or dead when they take on South Carolina in the Palmetto Bowl on Saturday evening. NC State is a 6.5-point favorite over the Tar Heels, according to WynnBET.

Wake Forest travels to Chesnut Hill to take on Boston College who is 3-2 at home this year. Wake is a 4.5-point favorite, according to WynnBET.

Clemson should take care of its business against a South Carolina program that has lost six straight to their in-state rivals but it may not matter for the ACC race if NC State and Wake Forest don’t keep the door open.