Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Clemson | 8 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 24.7 | 15.6 | 10.14 | 1.72 | 15 | 17 | ||
| North Carolina State | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 27.3 | 22.8 | 5.80 | -0.04 | 15 | |||
| North Carolina | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 25.4 | 23.3 | 4.70 | 2.11 | 18 | |||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 25.6 | 19.2 | 2.70 | 0.25 | ||||
| Maryland | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 23.8 | 19.2 | 5.79 | 2.70 | 13 | |||
| Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 29.5 | 26.8 | -0.76 | -1.40 | ||||
| Duke | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 18.2 | 25.8 | -7.09 | -0.91 | ||||
| Virginia | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 18.0 | 28.6 | -8.39 | 0.33 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-12-31 | Peach Bowl | Virginia Tech | 25 | North Carolina State (18) | 24 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1986-12-27 | Aloha Bowl | Arizona (16) | 30 | North Carolina | 21 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1986-12-27 | Gator Bowl | Clemson | 27 | Stanford (20) | 21 | Jacksonville, FL |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| ACC Player of the Year | Erik Kramer | North Carolina State |
| ACC Coach of the Year | Dick Sheridan | North Carolina State |
1986 Conference Leaders