After defeating Florida State, Clemson moved up to No. 1 in ESPN's Strength of Record metric, which measures the impressiveness of a team's W-L given its schedule. An average Top 25 team would have a 1.2 percent chance to start 8-0 against Clemson's schedule, which includes three wins against FPI Top 10 opponents. It is actually harder to go 8-0 against Clemson's 2016 schedule than 13-0 against its 2015 pre-bowl schedule.