Clemson cracks top 15 in AP Poll

by TigerNet Staff - Sun Nov 22 23:05:59 GMT-04:00 2009

CLEMSON -- Clemson is ranked 15th by AP and 16th by USA Today this week. Clemson was 18th in the AP poll last week and ranked 19th by USA Today.

This is just the third week this year Clemson has been in the top 25 of at least one of the polls, but the 31st week over the last four years, or since the current seniors came to Clemson. This week’s number 15 ranking is the highest for the Clemson program since Clemson’s number-nine preseason ranking last year. This is the first time Clemson has been ranked in the top 20 in the month of November since the final regular season poll of 2007 when the Tigers were 15th in AP and 16th in USA Today.

Clemson is trying to finish in the top 25 for the fourth consecutive time in an odd numbered year. Clemson finished 22nd in 2003, 21st in 2005 and 21st in 2007. Over the last six years Clemson has finished in the top 25 in each odd numbered year and not in the top 25 in the even numbered years.

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Florida (36) 11-0 1463

2 Alabama (13) 11-0 1428

3 Texas (11) 11-0 1425

4 TCU 11-0 1309

5 Cincinnati 10-0 1245

6 Boise State 11-0 1218

7 Georgia Tech 10-1 1138

8 Pittsburgh 9-1 1041

9 Ohio State 10-2 1016

10 Oregon 9-2 983

11 Oklahoma State 9-2 793

12 Penn State 10-2 773

13 Iowa 10-2 766

14 Virginia Tech 8-3 675

15 Clemson 8-3 609

16 Oregon State 8-3 541

17 LSU 8-3 409

18 Brigham Young 9-2 399

19 Miami (FL) 8-3 347

20 Mississippi 8-3 333

21 California 8-3 263

22 Utah 9-2 249

23 North Carolina 8-3 237

24 USC 7-3 225

25 Houston 9-2 199

Dropped from rankings: Stanford 14, Wisconsin 17, Rutgers 25

Others receiving votes: Stanford 169, Nebraska 126, Wisconsin 40, Temple 32, Navy 24, Texas Tech 11, West Virginia 3, Northwestern 3, Nevada 2, Auburn 2, Kentucky 2, Arizona 1, CENTRL MICHIGAN 1

USA Today Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 Florida (47) 11-0 1459

2 Texas (4) 11-0 1398

3 Alabama (8) 11-0 1388

4 TCU 11-0 1279

5 Cincinnati 10-0 1224

6 Boise State 11-0 1181

7 Georgia Tech 10-1 1125

8 Ohio State 10-2 1031

9 Pittsburgh 9-1 1021

10 Oregon 9-2 941

11 Penn State 10-2 843

12 Oklahoma State 9-2 815

13 Iowa 10-2 714

14 Virginia Tech 8-3 656

15 Brigham Young 9-2 510

16 Clemson 8-3 467

17 LSU 8-3 463

18 Oregon State 8-3 450

19 Utah 9-2 318

20 Houston 9-2 305

21 Miami (FL) 8-3 266

22 USC 7-3 261

23 Nebraska 8-3 191

24 North Carolina 8-3 167

25 Mississippi 8-3 165

Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 14, Stanford 17

Others receiving votes: California 149, Wisconsin 123, Stanford 58, Navy 50, West Virginia 30, CENTRL MICHIGAN 27, Arkansas 17, Temple 17, Arizona 15, Northwestern 13, Texas Tech 12, Nevada 12, Auburn 9, TROY 2, South Florida 1, Kentucky 1, Missouri 1