#31 Atlantic Coast Conference

Clemson

Projected 8–4 · 8 proj. wins

Playoff:OUT

Updated Aug 30, 2026 · model record 83% on 6 graded calls →

Call the season

How many games does Clemson win? The Ninjas project 8.

Tap a number to call it — then see how you stack up against the Ninjas.

Playoff

12%

Title

<1%

Win conf

SOS

#53

Schedule & outlook

Full schedule + record projection →

W1@ LSU22%
W2vs GA Southern91%
W3vs North Carolina79%
W4@ California58%
W5vs Miami21%
W7vs Charleston Southern98%
W8vs Virginia Tech77%
W9@ Florida State47%
W10@ Syracuse70%
W11vs Georgia Tech70%
W12@ Duke63%
W13vs South Carolina55%

Chaos meter46 · SIMMERING

CalmMayhem

Path to the playoff

Playoff odds →

LOCKWin out → in the field, no committee debate.
RISKLose to Miami → the margin for error vanishes.
CHAOSRun the table + upsets → the only way the door opens.

Full odds

Make the 12: 12%
16-team field: 18%
24-team field: 29%
Win conference: 4%
National title: <1%

Our playoff odds call · month by month

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Last season

2025 · via CFBD

Where Clemson finished a year ago — the foundation the 2026 outlook is built on.

SP+ rating

#34

+9.5 · off #65 / def #24

Talent composite

247 blue-chip composite

Recruiting class

#26

2025 signing class

Returning prod.

83%

of offensive production

Efficiency

2025 · national rank

Offense#65

EPA / play#59
Success rate#64
Explosiveness#82

Defense#24

EPA / play#38
Success rate#20

The big number is opponent-adjusted SP+ offense/defense; the splits underneath are per-play efficiency — the same signals that feed the 2026 model. Lower rank is better.

Offseason moves

2026 portal · via CFBD

Portal in

3★ avg

Portal out

3.2★ avg

Net

-4

in − out

Scholarship players in and out of the transfer portal for 2026, with average recruiting stars — a quick read on whether the roster got deeper or thinner. Star quality matters as much as the count.