Clemson's final regular season AP poll ranking |
The final Associated Press top 25 of the regular season featured the Tigers finishing in the top-10.
Clemson maintained its No. 10 spot on the week despite Utah jumping five spots to No. 7 with a Pac-12 title game win. The new top-10 is Georgia (62 first-place votes) then Michigan (1), TCU, Ohio State, Alabama, Tennessee, Utah, USC, Penn State and Clemson. Two of the top-4 teams fell in conference championship games with Southern Cal losing 47-24 to Utah in Las Vegas and TCU dropping a 31-28 overtime decision to Kansas State in Dallas. Clemson, 39-10 over UNC, was one of four top-11 teams going into the weekend to take their conference crown along with K-State, Georgia (50-30 over LSU) and Michigan (43-22 over Purdue). The Tigers finished the regular season at No. 19 in the AP and No. 22 in the Coaches polls last year. The final College Football Playoff rankings come up this afternoon, where the Tigers were at No. 9 going into the weekend. AP Top 25 1. Georgia (62) 2. Michigan (1) 3. TCU 4. Ohio State 5. Alabama 6. Tennessee 7. Utah 8. USC 9. Penn State 10. Clemson 11. Kansas State 12. Washington 13. Florida State 14. Tulane 15. Oregon 16. LSU 17. Oregon State 18. UCLA 19. Notre Dame 20. South Carolina 21. Texas 22. UTSA 23. Troy 24. Mississippi State 25. NC State Others receiving votes: North Carolina 39, UCF 36, Cincinnati 32, Ole Miss 27, Fresno State 25, Purdue 17, South Alabama 17, Illinois 11, Boise State 6, Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 2, James Madison 1
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