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 |
| Virginia Tech | 10 | 2 | .833 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 30.8 | 17.4 | 13.84 | 2.43 | 16 | 10 | 13 | |
| Miami (FL) | 9 | 3 | .750 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 30.7 | 17.5 | 11.20 | 2.53 | 12 | 6 | 14 | |
| Syracuse | 9 | 3 | .750 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 36.4 | 17.3 | 16.99 | 2.82 | 10 | 9 | 21 | |
| West Virginia | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 22.6 | 13.0 | 8.88 | 1.46 | 12 | |||
| Pitt | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 19.5 | 39.1 | -3.94 | 4.33 | ||||
| Boston College | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 22.0 | 30.3 | -2.07 | 3.60 | ||||
| Rutgers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 13.0 | 34.5 | -10.47 | 3.90 | ||||
| Temple | 1 | 10 | .091 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 19.8 | 35.1 | -10.87 | 2.31 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 | Gator Bowl | North Carolina (12) | 20 | West Virginia (25) | 13 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1996-12-31 | Orange Bowl | Nebraska (6) | 41 | Virginia Tech (10) | 21 | Miami, FL |
| 1996-12-27 | Carquest Bowl | Miami (FL) (19) | 31 | Virginia | 21 | Miami, FL |
| 1996-12-27 | Liberty Bowl | Syracuse (23) | 30 | Houston | 17 | Memphis, TN |
1996 Conference Leaders