Sure, there’s still one (very big) game left on the docket, but the outcome of the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T isn’t going to change our power rankings. Clemson was by far the ACC's best team, and the bowl season only served to illustrate that.
The Tigers will play for a national title, but the rest of the league was less than impressive in bowl games (3-5), and that’s likely to mean a limited amount of enthusiasm headed into 2016. But with a slew of new big-name coaches joining the fray, along with some talented recruits on the way, the final 2015 power rankings may not be much of a reflection of what’s to come.