Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Florida State | 11 | 1 | .917 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 37.2 | 14.5 | 21.54 | 5.79 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| North Carolina | 10 | 2 | .833 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 29.8 | 10.3 | 17.55 | 2.97 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Clemson | 7 | 5 | .583 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 2.90 | 1.24 | 25 | 22 | ||
| Virginia | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 28.4 | 16.9 | 11.03 | 3.03 | 23 | 12 | ||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 1.78 | 2.06 | 22 | |||
| Maryland | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 17.0 | 21.7 | -3.71 | 0.02 | ||||
| North Carolina State | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 24.4 | 36.5 | -4.25 | 4.38 | ||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 13.1 | 34.0 | -10.72 | 2.47 | ||||
| Duke | 0 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 14.7 | 34.5 | -12.77 | 5.23 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-02 | Sugar Bowl | Florida (3) | 52 | Florida State (1) | 20 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1997-01-01 | Gator Bowl | North Carolina (12) | 20 | West Virginia (25) | 13 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1996-12-28 | Peach Bowl | Louisiana State (17) | 10 | Clemson | 7 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1996-12-27 | Carquest Bowl | Miami (FL) (19) | 31 | Virginia | 21 | Miami, FL |
1996 Conference Leaders