Virginia Tech v. Clemson

One would think that the engineering school from Virginia and the engineering school from South Carolina would have a long and storied rivalry, but this is not the case. For most of their history, Virginia Tech's biggest rival was actually VMI -- a somewhat more exclusive set of engineers -- and Tech just wasn't on the same level as Clemson. Even after Tech joined the ACC a few years ago, the Hokies were put in a different division from Clemson, so the two teams do not play every year.

As they do with most of their mid-Atlantic rivals, Clemson leads the series. The Tigers have gone 17-12-1 against the Hokies. But these figures are somewhat misleading, as Clemson won 13 of 14 match-ups between 1935 and 1985. In fact, the Hokies have won their first five meetings with Clemson, and have not lost to the Tigers since September 16, 1989.

Both teams are undefeated. Tech is ranked number 11 by the AP, while Clemson is number 13 in the same poll. Tech is favored by 7 points -- which seems like a lot to me, but I do think the Hokies will bring the title to Virginia.