Tigers Move Up in Football Polls

---

Clemson moves up one position to number 24 in the top 25 polls this week.

Clemson was the highest ranked ACC team in all three polls

for four weeks, a streak that ended with Clemson’s 24-7 loss at Virginia

Tech. The Tigers were 10th in the nation in the polls and 12th in the

BCS entering the Virginia Tech game. Clemson’s top 10 ranking after

the win over Georgia Tech was its first first since October 29, 2000

when Clemson was 10th in the AP poll.

The win on September 16 over ninth-ranked Florida State was

the second highest ranked team Clemson has defeated on the road in its

history. The only win that is ranked higher is the 10-8 victory over

eighth-ranked North Carolina in 1981.

Clemson has been ranked in the top 25 of both polls in 11 of

the 13 polls so far this year and for 15 of the last 17 over two years.

Clemson was 21st in the final polls last year.

Clemson in the Polls in 2006

Week 		AP USA


Preseason 	18 18


Sept. 3 	18 18


Sept. 10 	26 27


Sept. 17 	19 23


Sept. 24 	18 19


Oct. 1 		15 15


Oct. 8 		12 12


Oct. 15 	12 12


Oct. 22 	10 11


Oct. 29 	19 19


Nov. 4 		28 26


Nov. 11		25 25


Nov. 18		24 24

USA Today Poll

RK TEAM 		REC  PTS  PVS 


1. Ohio State (63) 	12-0 1,575 1 


2. Southern California 	9-1  1,444 4 


3. Michigan 		11-1 1,428 2 


4. Florida 		10-1 1,407 3 


5. Arkansas 		10-1 1,302 6 


6. Notre Dame 		10-1 1,285 5 


7. West Virginia 	9-1  1,151 7 


8. LSU 			9-2  1,081 9 


9. Wisconsin 		11-1 1,053 10 


10. Texas 		9-2  994   11 


11. Louisville  	9-1  944   12 


12. Boise State  	11-0 862   13 


13. Auburn 		10-2 825   15 


14. Oklahoma 		9-2  795   16 


15. Georgia Tech	9-2  655   18 


16. Rutgers 		9-1  641   8 


17. Virginia Tech 	9-2  561   19 


18. Boston College 	9-2  540   20 


19. Nebraska 		8-3  353   22 


20. Wake Forest 	9-2  343   14 


21. Tennessee 		8-3  326   23 


22. California 		8-3  265   17 


23. Brigham Young 	9-2  256   24 


24. Clemson 		8-3  174   25 


25. Hawaii 		9-2  97    NR 


 

Dropped out

No. 21 Maryland (8-3, lost to then-No. 20 Boston College 38-16).

AP Top 25

RK  TEAM 		REC  PTS  PVS 


 1. Ohio State (65)  	12-0 1625 1 


 2. Michigan 		11-1 1502 2 


 3. USC 		9-1  1493 4 


 4. Florida 		10-1 1451 3 


 5. Arkansas	 	10-1 1365 5 


 6. Notre Dame 		10-1 1307 6 


 7. West Virginia 	9-1  1144 8 


 8. Louisville 		9-1  1078 10 


 9. LSU 		9-2  1075 9 


10. Wisconsin 		11-1 1049 12 


11. Texas 		9-2  1028 11 


12. Boise State 	11-0 878 13 


13. Oklahoma 		9-2  856 16 


14. Auburn 		10-2 822 15 


15. Rutgers 		9-1  736 7 


16. Georgia Tech 	9-2  667 18 


17. Virginia Tech 	9-2  583 19 


18. Boston College 	9-2  516 20 


19. Tennessee 		8-3  404 22 


20. Wake Forest 	9-2  355 14 


21. Brigham Young 	9-2  325 23 


22. California 		8-3  302 17 


23. Nebraska 		8-3  258 24 


24. Clemson 		8-3  122 25 


25. Hawaii 		9-2  89  NR 

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Maryland 55, TCU 16, Texas A&M 13, Penn State 6, Georgia 3, Arizona 1, Oregon State 1.

Send Feedback to TigerNet Staff: Email | Comment

Trending on TigerNet

Clemson’s Nate Wiggins picked in NFL draft first round

Clemson guard enters transfer portal

No. 4 Tigers head to Louisville

Clemson defender ranked in Top 25 prospects if every player was NFL draft-eligible