Clemson clamps down on Florida State to clinch berth in ACC title game

CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson coach Dabo Swinney put on a slideshow for his team this week with pictures of the College Football Playoff title site in Arizona and the White House, a privilege reserved for national champions. "The best is yet to come," he said. The Tigers (No. 1 CFP, No. 3 AP), who landed atop the first CFP rankings this week, took a huge step toward the playoffs with their 23-13 victory over the Seminoles (No. 16 CFP, No. 17 AP). "We won the Kentucky Derby tonight," Swinney said. "But we want to win the Triple Crown." There was no dampening the party, though, for the thousands of orange-clad supporters who rushed the field to celebrate as the final seconds ticked off of Clemson's 12th consecutive win. The scoreboard flashed "ACC Atlantic Division Champions" and the speakers blared the song, "I'm on top of the world." "I've been voting us No. 1 for three weeks," Swinney said.