​Football might not be the first sport that comes to mind when the ACC is mentioned. But while the conference is perhaps more closely identified with basketball, most league members can point to some level of gridiron success over their lengthy histories. Florida State and Clemson combined for three national titles in the 2010s. Miami had major success before joining the league and made the College Football Playoff championship game last season.Some have enjoyed more than others, of course, which is where we come in with this exercise. Any effort to rank programs will be somewhat arbitrary, depending upon which factors a particular pundit chooses to emphasize. As such, this list will almost certainly spark disagreement. But fans love debates almost as much as they like watching the games themselves.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSo with all that out of the way, here’s our attempt to rank the football programs of the ACC from 1 through 17.To paraphrase a mantra from another league, football just means more at Clemson among the ACC’s founders. The Tigers’ return to national prominence in the 2010s with two national titles under Dabo Swinney is just a small part of the program’s rich legacy that includes 24 conference titles and nearly 800 wins.Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney celebrates with his team after defeating Alabama 44-16 in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 7, 2019.FSU does not have the century-plus history of other schools in the region, having a football program that only dates to 1954. But legendary coach Bobby Bowden built the program into a household name, and the Seminoles’ invitation to join the ACC in 1992 proved mutually beneficial to both institution and conference, elevating the league’s profile in the sport while keeping FSU competitive in the national conversation.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPROGRAM RANKINGS: Big Ten | SEC PATH TO PLAYOFF: Sign up for our college football newsletterCuriously, conference membership hasn’t been quite as much of a boon for the Hurricanes, whose championships predate their ACC tenure. That might be about to change given the program’s recent resurgence, and there’s no disputing Miami is a nationally known brand, though that is in part due to its reputation for circumventing the rules on and off the field.When your roster of past coaches includes none other than John W. Heisman himself, you are assuredly entitled to claim a piece of the sport’s origin story. The Yellow Jackets have enjoyed plenty of other moments as well, like a share of a national championship in 1990, and Brent Key has the program back on a positive trajectory with three consecutive bowl appearances.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPitt might not leap to mind immediately on a who’s who list of collegiate powers, but the Panthers have amassed over 700 wins and own three conference titles including a recent ACC crown. The school also boasts its share of h