Picked 14th in the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll, first-place Virginia faces a clear path to the conference championship game as the only remaining unbeaten team in ACC play.

Ranked 14th in the first College Football Playoff poll released Tuesday, the Cavaliers (8-1, 5-0) will play two of their last three games in Charlottesville, Va., starting Saturday night against Wake Forest (5-3, 2-3).

After hosting the Demon Deacons, the Cavaliers will visit Duke on Nov. 15 before returning from a bye to welcome rival Virginia Tech on Nov. 29. Those three Virginia opponents are a combined 0-6 this season against teams in the AP Top 25.

This is the highest CFP ranking ever for Virginia. The Cavaliers were 25th in the initial rankings in 2018 and returned for the final two rankings in 201

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