ACC Football: Week 1 Power Rankings after Clemson, UNC lose

#3 Clemson, #10 North Carolina, and #14 Miami all fall this weekend. Here’s a look at where they each rank in the ACC football power rankings. 

Been dazed and confused
For so long, it’s not true
Wanted a woman, never bargained for you
Lotsa people talkin’,
Few of them know

–Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin

Welcome back to the ACC Football Power Rankings headquarters on the corner of Death Valley East and the Electric Carrier Dome.

We would be remiss to first not send positive vibes to anyone affected by Hurricane Ida and its remnants and to say, “rest in peace, coach Bowden, you were one in a million.”

That said, If you did not see a weekend like this coming for ACC football, you either don’t drink mint juleps, have no concept of the Textile Bowl, or some dastardly combination of both. However, for all three ranked teams to lose is still something.

What Alabama did to Miami, the Crimson Tide are going to do to everyone this season. Clemson leaving their offense in South Carolina was the fault of Dabo Swinney and Tony Elliot. That defense looked as ornery as a hungry hog, though.

The Tar Heels haven’t learned to live without NFL talent yet, and Justin Fuente continues to prove just how much of a tease he is. Oh, and Duke lost to Charlotte.

Regarding playing conference games as non-conference games and the rivalry that ain’t really a rivalry, here are the Power Rankings for week 1.