The Elite Eight in Clemson Football’s March Madness Tournament on The Clemson Insider is set, as the 1981 and 2016 Tigers joined the 2018 and 2019 teams, all top seeds, in the quarterfinals with easy wins in the last of the Sweet 16 games on Friday. The 1978 and 1948 teams won as well.
The Elite Eight will begin Saturday when the 2018 Tigers take on No. 3 seed, the 2013 Tigers in the West Regional Finals, while the 2019 Tigers will take on No. 2 seed, the 2015 Tigers in the Midwest Regional Finals.
The 2013 Tigers, which finished 11-2 and capped off a great season with a win over Ohio State in the 2014 Orange Bowl, is the only team who is not a No.