Coming off a Week Seven that featured three top ten teams losing, and several other down to the wire battles, Week Eight was not quite as eventful. While one top ten team did go down to an unranked foe, most others handled their business, with only Clemson having to pull off a big escape.
It was also an uneventful week for UNC, who had the weekend off. After cracking the Top 25 for the first time all season last week, the Tar Heels got a break ahead of a stretch that will decide if they win the ACC Coastal Division.