Clemson defeated Florida State this week in the biggest conference matchup, cementing its No. 1 status. There was surprisingly little movement this week. Teams at the top all won outside of the Seminoles and many teams at the bottom were on bye weeks. Even Pitt, which lost to Notre Dame, remained at No. 6.
Regarding the teams in the middle at 6-3, I ranked Pitt first. The Panthers had a better showing against North Carolina than Duke. And while North Carolina State won this weekend, their only two conference wins were against Wake Forest and Boston College - arguably the two worst in the ACC.