Tigers Back in Football Polls |
CLEMSON -- Clemson has returned to the football polls after Saturday's 30-17 victory over Maryland. Clemson was ranked in the AP poll for five straight weeks and the USA Today poll for four straight weeks. The appearance ended after the loss to Virginia Tech on October 6. Clemson had been 22nd entering that game. The Tigers were ranked as high as #13 in the nation after its 4-0 start.
Clemson was not ranked in the preseason, but jumped into the AP poll after it defeated Florida State on Labor Day night. It marked the second time in the last three years that Clemson was not ranked in the AP preseason poll, then defeated a top 25 team in the season opener to move into the top 25 by the second week. In 2005, Clemson defeated 17th ranked Texas A&M in the season opener 25-24, then moved into the poll the following week at number 25 in the AP poll. Clemson was ranked in the preseason of the AP poll in 2006 and reached a high of number-10 in the nation after a 7-1 start. Tommy Bowden?s team was ranked in the top 25 in the nation 11 weeks during the 2006 season. This is the sixth season in Tommy Bowden?s nine years that Clemson has been ranked at least once in the top 25 of one of the polls. Clemson was ranked in all 17 polls in 2000, and was also ranked in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and now 2007. Clemson was not ranked the entire year until the final poll in 2003, the only season in Clemson history that has happened. Clemson has been ranked in the final top 25 three times in Bowden?s career, 2000, 2003 and 2005. In 2003 and 2005 Clemson was not ranked in the preseason, but was ranked in the final poll. Clemson has been ranked in the top 25 of each poll (but not necessarily at the same time) 45 weeks under Bowden. BCS STANDINGS
TEAM BCS AVG PRVS
AP Top 25
1. Ohio State (59) 9-0 1,615 2. Boston College (1) 8-0 1,501 3. LSU (3) 7-1 1,478 4. Oregon 7-1 1,417 5. Oklahoma 7-1 1,365 6. Arizona State (2) 8-0 1,310 7. West Virginia 7-1 1,286 8. Kansas 8-0 1,164 9. Missouri 7-1 1,121 10. Georgia 6-2 949 11. Virginia Tech 6-2 823 12. Hawaii 8-0 776 13. USC 6-2 742 14. Texas 7-2 728 15. Michigan 7-2 726 16. Connecticut 7-1 555 17. Alabama 6-2 547 18. Florida 5-3 532 19. Auburn 6-3 530 20. South Florida 6-2 392 21. Wake Forest 6-2 259 21. Boise State 7-1 259 23. South Carolina 6-3 196 24. Tennessee 5-3 165 25. Clemson 6-2 146
Others Receiving Votes
Wisconsin 132, California 131, Kentucky 123, Virginia 33, Penn State 30, Purdue 22, Brigham Young 22, Troy 13, Kansas State 12, UCLA 11, Oklahoma State 5, Illinois 4, New Mexico 4, Rutgers 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Kentucky 14, California 18, Virginia 21, Penn State 24, Rutgers 25.
USA Today Poll
1. Ohio State (56) 9-0 1,495 2. Boston College (3) 8-0 1,414 3. LSU 7-1 1,324 4. Oregon (1) 7-1 1,280 5. Oklahoma 7-1 1,269 6. Arizona State 8-0 1,221 7. West Virginia 7-1 1,177 8. Kansas 8-0 1,108 9. Missouri 7-1 983 10. Georgia 6-2 791 11. Hawaii 8-0 769 12. Texas 7-2 753 13. Virginia Tech 6-2 736 14. Michigan 7-2 701 15. USC 6-2 679 16. Auburn 6-3 454 17. Florida 5-3 451 18. Alabama 6-2 439 19. Wisconsin 7-2 422 20. Connecticut 7-1 419 21. South Florida 6-2 291 22. Boise State 7-1 218 23. Kentucky 6-3 159 24. Clemson 6-2 145 25. South Carolina 6-3 131
Others Receiving Votes
Virginia 119, California 118, Wake Forest 115, Purdue 107, Tennessee 64, Penn State 53, Illinois 21, Kansas State 20, Brigham Young 13, Oklahoma State 11, Cincinnati 8, Texas Tech 8, Vanderbilt 4, Houston 4, Colorado 2, Florida State 2, Oregon State 2.
Dropped From Rankings
Virginia 18, California 20, PENNST 22.
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