Florida State dropped 20 spots to No. 47 in the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank after flopping in coach Mike Norvell's debut while Clemson remains entrenched at No. 1 after opening with an easy win against Wake Forest.
The Seminoles' 16-13 loss to Georgia Tech, which rose to No. 39, was strangely similar to Willie Taggart's debut two years ago, a sloppy loss to Virginia Tech. In both cases, early hype surrounding the hire has been extinguished after losing at home as the favorite against a conference opponent.
There were no such issues for Clemson, which looked the part of the nation's best team in beating the Demon Deacons 37-13.