Miami continued to roll with its second win over a ranked team this season, 49-12 over South Florida on Saturday, to improve to 3-0. Clemson lost 24-21 on a 55-yard walk-off field goal by Georgia Tech. The Tigers fell to 1-2 with the loss. After beginning the season ranked below Clemson, Miami has emerged as the best team in the ACC.
Miami is 11th nationally in the ESPN Football Power Index and Clemson is 30th. Miami is the top ACC team in the ESPN FPI and Florida State is the second-highest-rated team in the conference and 27th nationally in the ESPN FPI.