With National Signing Day over, the rankings are officially in from Rivals and Scouts. Unlike 2008, when the ACC had two of the strongest classes in Clemson and Miami, 2009 the conference barely squeezed in 4 Top 25 classes from Rivals and only 3 from Scouts.

Florida State, Miami and Virginia Tech had strong classes as usual, and North Carolina continued it’s recent mega-successful recruiting run under Davis, finishing with a Top 10 class. Boston College took a big slide from last year, most likely from the major coaching shake-ups. Clemson *seemed* to have suffered the same fate, but Tiger Nation shouldn’t get worked up just yet.

Their low ranking is due in part to a low number of signees (12), which is on par considering they only had 15 to give in 2009. The Tigers average star rating per player is doing just fine, coming in at 7th in the nation.

The surprises of this years recruiting classes have to be Maryland and Duke. The Terps landed two stud RB’s and are stacked on the defensive side of the ball and ended up just outside the Top 25 with both services, while the Blue Devils reeled in a big-time playmaker in RB Desmond Scott, keeping his interest above some of the big boys in the south.

RIVALS
06.)Florida State
08.)North Carolina
11.)Miami
24.)Virginia Tech
26.)Maryland
33.)Virginia
37.)Clemson
49.)Georgia Tech
50.)Duke
51.)NC State
64.)Wake Forest
70.)Boston College

SCOUTS
04.)North Carolina
17.)Florida State
19.)Miami
27.)Maryland
32.)Georgia Tech
39.)NC State
41.)Virginia Tech
42.)Clemson
49.)Virginia
52.)Duke
57.)Wake Forest
81.)Boston College

RIVALS ACC Ranking by Star Average
01.)Florida State 3.62
02.)Miami 3.60
03.)Clemson 3.50
04.)North Carolina 3.34
05.)Virginia Tech 3.09
06.)Maryland 3.08
07.)Georgia Tech 2.90
08.)Virginia 2.84
09.)NC State 2.78
10.)Duke 2.63
11.)Wake Forest2.48
12.)Boston College 2.47

SCOUTS ACC Ranking by Star Average
01.)Clemson 3.58
02.)Miami 3.45
03.)Florida State 3.43
04.)North Carolina 3.21
05.)Georgia Tech 2.95
06.)Maryland 2.85
07.)Virginia Tech 2.77
08.)NC State 2.63
09.)Virginia 2.50
10.)Duke 2.44
11.)Wake Forest 2.43
12.)Boston College 2.29

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