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College Football Rankings 2016: Projected AP Top 25 after Week 9

By Zach Bigalke

Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett (16) scores the winning touchdown at Doak Campbell Stadium. Clemson beat the Florida State Seminoles 37-34. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Beil-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett (16) scores the winning touchdown at Doak Campbell Stadium. Clemson beat the Florida State Seminoles 37-34. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Beil-USA TODAY Sports /

Clemson pulled off the great escape in Tallahassee on Saturday night. Scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter, the Tigers came back against the Seminoles to remain undefeated. Deshaun Watson threw for 378 yards and two scores, but in the process he also tossed two costly interceptions. The Clemson defense allowed Dalvin Cook to run rampant, as the halfback finished with 169 yards and four rushing touchdowns. But they kept Deondre Francois under a 50 percent completion rate, a critical component of their survival.

Dabo Swinney’s team has hardly looked as dominant this season as they did last year. But they have continued to win games and are now effectively guaranteed a spot in the ACC championship in Orlando. They are at home over the next two weeks, where they will take on Syracuse and Pittsburgh. Clemson’s conference schedule ends with a road game against Wake Forest on November 19, and the following week the Tigers welcome South Carolina to Death Valley for the annual Battle for the Palmetto State. Clemson would now have to lose two of its games against the Orangemen, Panthers, and Demon Deacons to fall out of the ACC Atlantic lead.

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