2025–26 season · all 138 FBS fanbases · classified by Sence
The ACC fanbases with the most NIL & portal talk
FBS fanbases ranked by NIL and Transfer Portal tag applications per 1,000 comments.
Boston College is the ACC fanbase with the most NIL and transfer portal talk, at 22.5 NIL and Transfer Portal tag applications per 1,000 comments, against a median of 9 across the 16 of 17 ACC fanbases that clear the volume floor. Stanford follows at 17.5 and Virginia Tech at 14.8.
The same measure runs as a season superlative: The Transfer Wizard.
Rank
Team
Comments
NIL & portal / 1k
1
Boston College
Eagles · ACC · 2–10
3,381
22.5
2
Stanford
Cardinal · ACC · 4–8
3,877
17.5
3
Virginia Tech
Hokies · ACC · 3–9
16,922
14.8
4
Florida State
Seminoles · ACC · 5–7
20,908
12.5
5
North Carolina
Tar Heels · ACC · 4–8
8,668
12.5
6
Syracuse
Orange · ACC · 3–9
9,364
11.1
7
NC State
Wolfpack · ACC · 8–5
4,850
10.3
8
Clemson
Tigers · ACC · 7–6
38,829
9.7
9
Duke
Blue Devils · ACC · 9–5
14,337
8.2
10
Virginia
Cavaliers · ACC · 11–3
14,086
7.7
11
Pittsburgh
Panthers · ACC · 8–5
26,366
6.6
12
Louisville
Cardinals · ACC · 9–4
12,501
5.4
13
SMU
Mustangs · ACC · 9–4
7,390
4.6
14
Miami
Hurricanes · ACC · 13–3
61,113
4
15
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons · ACC · 9–4
4,755
3.8
16
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets · ACC · 9–4
35,814
2.7
Below volume threshold: too few comments to rank on NIL & transfer portal talk per 1,000
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California
Golden Bears · ACC · 7–6
534
5.6
NIL & transfer portal talk per 1,000 ranks 16 of 17 ACC fanbases with enough classified comments to rate. Fan Score is positive comments per 1,000 analyzed. Toxicity counts harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000; every other rate counts that tag group's comments per 1,000, using Sence's system-tag taxonomy.