ACC tops US News academic rankings among BCS conferences Posted Sep 24, 2012 It probably won't come as any surprise that the ACC's 14 schools -- I included Pitt and Syracuse -- averaged a 51.2 -- which is downright amazing -- but how about the top level strength in the Pac 12? Four schools in the top 25? Wow. And how about the bottom half of the Pac12? (Outkick the Coverage)