Clemson ranked #1 in ESPN's CFB Power Rankings

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Clemson (8-0, 5-0) moved up one spot past Ohio State to the #1 ranking in the latest ESPN College Football Power Rankings with 312 votes on Sunday after a convincing 56-41 victory over NC State on Halloween.

"Great teams win in different ways, and Clemson took a different route to greatness at NC State," ESPN stated. "A Tigers defense that has reloaded so well despite so many key departures finally showed some cracks, although the bigger issues might have come on special teams. It didn't matter in the end as quarterback Deshaun Watson tossed five touchdown passes and running back Wayne Gallman scampered for 171 yards as the Tigers remained perfect entering this week's home showdown against Florida State."

ESPN Power Rankings

1. Clemson

2. Ohio State

3. LSU

4. Baylor

5. TCU

6. Michigan State

7. Alabama

8. Florida

9. Notre Dame

10. Stanford

11. Iowa

12. Oklahoma State

13. Oklahoma

14. Utah

15. Memphis

16. Florida State

17. Michigan

18. Houston

19. Ole Miss

20. Temple

21. Toledo

22. UNC

23. UCLA

24. Mississippi State

25. Navy and Texas A&M

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