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Tigers Move Into Top 15 in Football Polls

Tigers Move Into Top 15 in Football Polls


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CLEMSON -- Clemson continues to move up both the AP and USA Today Coaches poll after its win 51-0 rout of La. Tech on Saturday. Clemson is ranked 15th by the Associated Press and USA Today coaches according to the polls released on Sunday, October 1. Clemson has now been ranked in the top 25 of the AP poll for nine of the last ten polls. The Tigers finished 21st in the final poll of both AP and USA Today last year.


Rk  Team (first-place)          Rec Pts  Last 

1. Ohio State (62) 5-0 1,574 1

2. Southern California (0) 4-0 1,475 2

3. Auburn (1) 5-0 1,418 3

4. West Virginia 4-0 1,366 4

5. Florida 5-0 1,309 5

6. Michigan 5-0 1,277 6

7. Texas 4-1 1,178 7

8. Louisville 4-0 1,140 8

9. Georgia 5-0 1,039 9

10. LSU 4-1 1,038 10 (tie)

11. Oregon 4-0 946 12

12. Notre Dame 4-1 851 14

13. Oklahoma 3-1 706 16

14. Tennessee 4-1 673 18

15. Clemson 4-1 657 19

16. Florida State 3-1 601 17

17. California 4-1 588 20

18. Virginia Tech 4-1 421 10 (tie)

19. Iowa 4-1 418 13

20. Georgia Tech 4-1 347 NR

21. Boise State 5-0 344 22

22. Nebraska 4-1 326 21

23. Rutgers 5-0 192 23

24. Texas Tech 4-1 141 24

25. Missouri 5-0 136 NR

Dropped out

No. 15 TCU (3-1, lost to Brigham Young 31-17), No. 25 Boston College (4-1, beat Maine 22-0).



Others receiving votes

TCU (3-1) 92; Boston College (4-1) 88; Penn State (3-2) 29; Arkansas (3-1) 23; Wake Forest (5-0) 16; Washington (4-1) 14; Purdue (4-1) 13; Miami (Fla.) (2-2) 11; Wisconsin (4-1) 11; Brigham Young (3-2) 6; Texas A&M (4-1) 6; Pittsburgh (4-1) 2; South Carolina (3-2) 2; UCLA (3-1) 1.

AP Top 25


RK TEAM 		REC PTS LAST 

1 Ohio St. (62) 5-0 1622 1

2 Auburn (1) 5-0 1498 2

3 Southern Cal 4-0 1470 3

4 West Virginia (2) 4-0 1395 4

5 Florida 5-0 1393 5

6 Michigan 5-0 1342 6

7 Texas 4-1 1204 7

8 Louisville 4-0 1165 8

9 LSU 4-1 1157 9

10 Georgia 5-0 968 10

11 Oregon 4-0 946 14

12 Notre Dame 4-1 921 12

13 Tennessee 4-1 824 15

14 Oklahoma 3-1 735 16

15 Clemson 4-1 689 18

16 California 4-1 633 20

17 Florida St. 3-1 548 19

18 Georgia Tech 4-1 539 24

19 Iowa 4-1 444 13

20 Boise St. 5-0 353 22

21 Virginia Tech 4-1 339 11

22 Nebraska 4-1 325 21

23 Missouri 5-0 208 25

24 Rutgers 5-0 178 23

25 Boston College 4-1 52 NR

Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 34, Wake Forest 29, Washington 28, TCU 25, Wisconsin 19, Penn St. 15, Miami 14, UCLA 7, Arkansas 5, Pittsburgh 1.

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