Clemson Ranked #16 in Preseason Coaches' Poll

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Clemson, SC- Clemson is ranked #16 in the preseason USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll released Friday. The preseason top-25 ranking is the first for the Tigers since the 2001 preseason poll when Clemson was ranked #14. It is the third time in the past five seasons Clemson has been ranked in the preseason poll. The Tigers finished ranked #22 in the final coaches' poll in 2003.

The ACC is well represented in the poll, as five of 11 teams are ranked in the top 25. The ACC teams ranked are Miami(FL) (5), Florida State (6), Clemson (16), Virginia (19), and Maryland (20). Also receiving votes were N.C. State (30), Virginia Tech (32), and Georgia Tech (37).

The highest ranking Clemson has enjoyed in the coaches' poll under Head Coach Tommy Bowden was during the 2000 season, when the Tigers were ranked #3. Clemson began that season ranked #19 in the preseason poll.

1. Southern California (44)	12-1 1,500 2 


2. Oklahoma (12)		12-2 1,426 3 


3. LSU (5)			13-1 1,387 1 


4. Georgia  			11-3 1,328 6 


5. Miami (Fla.)  		11-2 1,246 5 


6. Florida State  		10-3 1,177 10 


7. Michigan  			10-3 1,128 7 


8. Texas 			10-3 1,087 11 


9. Ohio State  			11-2 1,030 4 


10. Florida  			8-5  691   25 


11. West Virginia 		8-5  684  NR 


12. Iowa  			10-3 642  8 


13. Kansas State  		11-4 639  13 


14. Tennessee  			10-3 598  16 


15. California 			8-6  566  NR 


16. Clemson 			9-4  503  22 


17. Missouri    		8-5  502  NR 


18. Auburn      		8-5  473  NR 


19. Virginia    		8-5  453  NR 


20. Maryland    		10-3 443  20 


21. Utah 			10-2 438  21 


22. Wisconsin 			7-6  248  NR 


23. Minnesota 			10-3 187  17 


    Purdue 			9-4  187  19 


25. Oregon 			8-5  175  NR 

Also receiving votes

Nebraska (10-3) 151; Oregon State (8-5) 101; Boise State (13-1) 99; Washington State (10-3) 86; North Carolina State (8-5) 84; Louisville (9-4) 78; Virginia Tech (8-5) 62; TCU (11-2) 50; Oklahoma State (8-5) 41; Toledo (8-4) 33; Memphis (9-4) 27; Georgia Tech (7-6) 25; Notre Dame (5-7) 25; Bowling Green (11-3) 22; Brigham Young (4-8) 21; Miami (Ohio) (13-1) 21; Fresno State (9-5) 17; Michigan State (8-5) 16; Pittsburgh (8-5) 14; Marshall (8-4) 13; Alabama (4-9) 12; Arkansas (9-4) 12; Boston College (8-5) 10; Northern Illinois (10-2) 10; San Diego State (6-6) 8; Colorado State (7-6) 7; Mississippi (10-3) 7; UCLA (6-7) 7; Texas Tech (8-5) 6; Hawaii (9-5) 5; Texas A&M (4-8) 5; Southern Mississippi (9-4) 4; Penn State (3-9) 2; Air Force (7-5) 1; Arizona (2-10) 1; Arizona State (5-7) 1; Connecticut (9-3) 1; New Mexico (8-5) 1; Washington (6-6) 1.

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