Alright- I've figured it out. I'm not even remotely bright, but here is the problem:
The reason that autocomplete keeps filling in the websites and bringing it up as a "top hit" and suggesting things is because you have a link to that site saved in your bookmark folder.
STEPStep 1: DELETE ALL THE SITES FROM YOUR BOOKMARK FOLDER THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO SHOW UP IN AUTOCOMPLETEDelete all the sites from your bookmark folder that you do not want to show up in autocomplete.
STEPStep 2: Clear all history, restart Safari, and WALLAVoilà - Autocomplete shows NOTHINGnothing.
YAY!!!!