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    College football rankings: ACC teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after Week 8

    By Austin Curtright, USA TODAY NETWORK,

    12 hours ago

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    ( This story has been updated with new information ).

    The ACC's two top 10-ranked teams finished with wins on Saturday, although Miami had to avoid a scare against Louisville.

    The No. 6 Hurricanes defeated Louisville 52-45 on Saturday, winning another game in shootout fashion behind Cam Ward's four touchdown passes. Meanwhile, No. 9 Clemson handled Virginia with ease, taking down the Cavaliers 48-31 as Virginia scored 21 points in the fourth quarter.

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    Both Miami (7-0, 3-0 in ACC play) and Clemson (6-1, 5-0) are undefeated in conference play and stand atop the ACC standings, with Pitt (6-0, 2-0) and SMU (6-1, 3-0) right behind.

    The Panthers were off in Week 8, though the Mustangs were able to strengthen their position with a 40-10 win on the road at Stanford on Saturday. The only other conference meeting on Saturday took place between NC State and Cal, with the Wolfpack upending the Golden Bears 24-23. Wake Forest won a nonconference game vs. UConn, 23-20, whereas Georgia Tech fell in a neutral-site game vs. Notre Dame , 31-13.

    Here's where ACC teams are ranked in the latest AP Top 25 and US LBM Coaches Poll ahead of Week 9:

    College football rankings: Updated polls for Week 9

    US LBM Coaches Poll

    ACC teams in bold . First-place votes in parentheses.

    1. Oregon (51)
    2. Georgia (2)
    3. Penn State
    4. Ohio State
    5. Miami
    6. Texas
    7. LSU
    8. Tennessee
    9. Clemson
    10. Iowa State
    11. Notre Dame
    12. BYU
    13. Indiana
    14. Texas A&M
    15. Alabama
    16. Kansas State
    17. Missouri
    18. Ole Miss
    19. Boise State
    20. Pitt
    21. Illinois
    22. SMU
    23. Army
    24. Navy
    25. Vanderbilt

    Others receiving votes: UNLV 28; Syracuse 27; Washington State 25; Duke 7; Memphis 6; Liberty 6; Wisconsin 3; Tulane 3; Cincinnati 2; Nebraska 1; Arizona State 1.

    AP Top 25 poll

    ACC teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.

    1. Oregon (59)
    2. Georgia (2)
    3. Penn State
    4. Ohio State
    5. Texas
    6. Miami
    7. Tennessee
    8. LSU
    9. Clemson
    10. Iowa State
    11. BYU
    12. Notre Dame
    13. Indiana
    14. Texas A&M
    15. Alabama
    16. Kansas State
    17. Boise State
    18. Ole Miss
    19. Pitt
    20. Illinois
    21. Missouri
    22. SMU
    23. Army
    24. Navy
    25. Vanderbilt

    Others receiving votes: Washington State 46; Syracuse 15; UNLV 5; Duke 2 ; South Carolina 1; Nebraska 1; Liberty 1.

    This article originally appeared on Greenville News: College football rankings: ACC teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after Week 8

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    SwampFox1776
    5h ago
    And so goes another week in the All Cupcake Conference.
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