Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Florida State | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 33.4 | 20.2 | 10.67 | 2.67 | 16 | 21 | ||
| Boston College | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 24.7 | 18.4 | 6.72 | 2.15 | 18 | |||
| Maryland | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 2.96 | 1.73 | 22 | |||
| Wake Forest | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 21.0 | 18.3 | 7.45 | 4.68 | 23 | 16 | ||
| Clemson | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 25.2 | 17.3 | 6.97 | 2.51 | 9 | 9 | ||
| North Carolina State | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 23.5 | 26.3 | 1.41 | 3.57 | ||||
| Coastal | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Virginia Tech | 10 | 4 | .714 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 22.1 | 16.7 | 8.14 | 2.43 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
| Georgia Tech | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 24.4 | 20.3 | 6.78 | 1.70 | 14 | 22 | ||
| North Carolina | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27.7 | 21.2 | 7.90 | 2.67 | 17 | record adjusted to 0-5-0 by NCAA | ||
| Miami (FL) | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27.1 | 24.2 | 4.85 | 3.62 | 23 | |||
| Virginia | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 1.40 | 4.57 | ||||
| Duke | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 20.1 | 23.4 | -0.39 | 3.28 | ||||
10 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Virginia Tech (21) | 20 | Cincinnati (12) | 7 | Miami, FL |
| 2009-01-01 | Gator Bowl | Nebraska | 26 | Clemson | 21 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2008-12-31 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Louisiana State | 38 | Georgia Tech (14) | 3 | Atlanta, GA |
| 2008-12-31 | Music City Bowl | Vanderbilt | 16 | Boston College | 14 | Nashville, TN |
| 2008-12-30 | Humanitarian Bowl | Maryland | 42 | Nevada | 35 | Boise, ID |
| 2008-12-29 | PapaJohns.com Bowl | Rutgers | 29 | North Carolina State | 23 | Birmingham, AL |
| 2008-12-27 | Emerald Bowl | California | 24 | Miami (FL) | 17 | San Francisco, CA |
| 2008-12-27 | Champs Sports Bowl | Florida State | 42 | Wisconsin | 13 | Orlando, FL |
| 2008-12-27 | Meineke Car Care Bowl | West Virginia | 31 | North Carolina | 30 | Charlotte, NC |
| 2008-12-20 | EagleBank Bowl | Wake Forest | 29 | Navy | 19 | Washington, DC |
2008 Conference Leaders