Tigers Gain a Spot in Coaches' Poll

by TigerNet Staff - Sun Oct 28 15:34:27 GMT-04:00 2001

CLEMSON -- Clemson is ranked No. 24 in the USA Today / ESPN Coaches' Poll. The Tigers have been ranked in the top 25 in the USA Today poll for 27 consecutive weeks. This is the second longest streak of consecutive weeks ranked in the top 25 in a poll in Clemson history. The record for consecutive top 20 rankings is 41, set between the final poll of the 1986 season and the Oct. 10, 1989 poll. The Tigers were ranked between third and 17th in the nation in all 41 or those polls.

The record for consecutive weeks in the top 25 is 50 in a row between Oct. 24, 1989 and Oct. 19, 1992. The Tigers were ranked between 6 and 25 during that streak. Clemson was ranked between 21-25 in six of those 50 weeks. Clemson has had two other streaks of 14 weeks or more ranked in the top 20. One took place from Sept. 21, 1981 through Sept. 13, 1982, a 15-week streak, while the other took place between Oct. 12, 1959 and Oct. 10, 1960, a 14-week streak.

USA Today / ESPN Coaches' Poll

1. Miami (Fla.) (46) 6-0 1,486 1

2. Nebraska (14) 9-0 1,454 3

3. Florida 6-1 1,308 6

4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,263 2

5. Texas 7-1 1,259 7

6. Michigan 6-1 1,186 8

7. Tennessee 5-1 1,112 9

8. Brigham Young 8-0 999 10

9. Oregon 7-1 963 13

10. Washington 6-1 953 11

11. UCLA 6-1 936 5

12. Virginia Tech 6-1 925 4

13. Stanford 5-1 719 22

14. Florida State 5-2 704 18

15. Purdue 5-1 541 20

16. Maryland 7-1 510 12

17. Texas A&M 7-1 411 24

18. Illinois 6-1 402 23

19. Washington State 7-1 386 15

20. South Carolina 6-2 360 14

21. Georgia Tech 5-2 330 21

22. Syracuse 7-2 286 NR

23. Georgia 5-2 239 16

24. Clemson 5-2 160 25

25. Colorado 6-2 145 NR

Dropped out

No. 17 Auburn (6-2; lost to Arkansas 42-17); No. 19 Fresno State (6-2; lost to Hawaii 38-34).

Also receiving votes

Mississippi 103; North Carolina 103; Auburn 81; Louisville 68; Marshall 46; Boston College 28; Fresno State 12; Michigan State 11; LSU 5; Iowa State 3; Arkansas 2; Toledo 1

AP POLL


   TEAM                                   PTS   PVS


   ----                                   ---   ---


 1. Miami Fla (55) (6-0)                 1,783     1


 2. Nebraska (17) (9-0)                  1,745     3


 3. Oklahoma (7-1)                       1,596     2


 4. Florida (6-1)                        1,587     6


 5. Texas (7-1)                          1,522     7


 6. Michigan (6-1)                       1,374     8


 7. Tennessee (5-1)                      1,323     9


 8. Oregon (7-1)                         1,218    11


 9. UCLA (6-1)                           1,214     4


10. Stanford (5-1)                       1,074    20


11. Washington (6-1)                     1,012    13


12. Virginia Tech (6-1)                    981     5


13. BYU (8-0)                              972    16


14. Florida St (5-2)                       822    19


15. Maryland (7-1)                         659    10


16. Washington St (7-1)                    605    14


17. South Carolina (6-2)                   598    12


18. Georgia (5-2)                          462    15


19. Syracuse (7-2)                         459    NR


20. Purdue (5-1)                           428    24


21. Illinois (6-1)                         406    22


22. North Carolina (5-3)                   319    23


23. Georgia Tech (5-2)                     316    21


24. Texas A&M (7-1)                        279    NR


25. Colorado (6-2)                         218    25

Dropped Out: No. 17 Auburn, No. 18 Fresno St

Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi 200, Auburn 110, 


Clemson 32, Michigan St 21, Louisville 19, Fresno St 17, 


Toledo 8, Marshall 6, Boston College 5, LSU 5, Iowa St 3, 


Miami Ohio 2.