Clemson moves up in Coaches Poll |
Clemson moved up a spot in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll.
The Tigers are now ranked No. 24 by the coaches, looking to also break into the Associated Press Top-25 on Sunday after a 17-14 win at Syracuse. Georgia tops the ranking with all 65 first-place votes, followed by Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Alabama and Ohio State in the top-5. Wake Forest holds the highest ACC ranking (16), with NC State (18) and Pittsburgh (23) also there. The Tigers are currently a 3-point underdog at Pittsburgh for Saturday's matchup (3:30 p.m./ESPN). Coaches Poll - 10/17 Rnk Team Record Points 1st votes 1 Georgia 7-0 1625 65 2 Oklahoma 7-0 1508 3 Cincinnati 6-0 1497 4 Alabama 6-1 1446 5 Ohio State 5-1 1305 6 Michigan 6-0 1299 7 Michigan State 7-0 1158 8 Penn State 5-1 1134 9 Oklahoma State 6-0 1093 10 Oregon 5-1 1048 11 Iowa 6-1 1031 12 Mississippi 5-1 826 13 Notre Dame 5-1 816 14 Kentucky 6-1 763 15 Wake Forest 6-0 696 16 Coastal Carolina 6-0 675 17 Texas A&M 5-2 580 18 NC State 5-1 528 19 Southern Methodist 6-0 399 20 Baylor 6-1 369 21 San Diego State 6-0 334 22 Auburn 5-2 315 23 Pittsburgh 5-1 192 24 Clemson 4-2 146 25 Texas-San Antonio 7-0 96 Dropped out: No. 17 Florida; No. 19 Arkansas; No. 20 Brigham Young; No. 22 Arizona State. Others rec. votes: Iowa State 38; Utah 35; Arkansas 31; Florida 23; Brigham Young 23; Air Force 20; UL Lafayette 18; Arizona State 18; Purdue 16; Houston 11; Virginia 6; Texas 4; Louisiana State 2; Fresno State 1.
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