Tigers Move Up in Football Polls

by Press Release - Mon Sep 10 00:11:37 GMT-04:00 2007

Clemson, SC-Clemson is ranked 20th in the nation in the September 9th Associated Press and USA Today college football rankings. The Tigers were not ranked in the preseason, but moved into the top 25 after defeating 19th ranked Florida State in the first game of the season.

Clemson was ranked in the preseason of the AP poll in 2006 and reached a high of number-10 in the nation after a 7-1 start. Tommy Bowden's team was ranked in the top 25 in the nation 11 weeks during the 2006 season. Clemson last appeared in the top 25 on November 19, 2006.

Clemson's highest ranking under Tommy Bowden is a number four national ranking in the USA Today poll on October 22, 2000.

This is the fourth Clemson sport with a top 25 ranking in the fall. Clemson's golf team is currently ninth in the preseason college golf poll, while the men's soccer team is 19th and the women's soccer ranks 20th.

AP Top 25

1. USC (40) 1-0 1,594

2. LSU (25) 2-0 1,582

3. Oklahoma 2-0 1,418

4. West Virginia 2-0 1,408

5. Florida 2-0 1,370

6. Texas 2-0 1,290

7. Wisconsin 2-0 1,171

8. California 2-0 1,126

9. Louisville 2-0 1,097

10. Ohio State 2-0 962

11. UCLA 2-0 910

12. Penn State 2-0 896

13. Rutgers 2-0 820

14. Nebraska 2-0 693

15. Georgia Tech 2-0 590

16. Arkansas 1-0 537

17. South Carolina 2-0 477

18. Virginia Tech 1-1 382

19. Oregon 2-0 367

20. Clemson 2-0 349

21. Boston College 2-0 323

22. Tennessee 1-1 284

23. Georgia 1-1 261

24. Hawaii 2-0 247

25. Texas A&M 2-0 243

Others Receiving Votes

South Florida 220, Missouri 144, Alabama 116, Washington 95, TCU 66, Arizona State 28, Auburn 23, Appalachian State 19, Cincinnati 12, Florida State 2, Iowa 1, Kansas 1, Purdue 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Auburn 17, TCU 19, Boise State 22.

USA Today Top 25

1. USC (42) 1-0 1,476

2. LSU (11) 2-0 1,437

3. Florida (7) 2-0 1,353

4. West Virginia 2-0 1,269

5. Oklahoma 2-0 1,264

6. Texas 2-0 1,156

7. Wisconsin 2-0 1,141

8. California 2-0 1,038

9. Louisville 2-0 1,020

10. Ohio State 2-0 972

11. UCLA 2-0 837

12. Penn State 2-0 804

13. Rutgers 2-0 699

14. Nebraska 2-0 677

15. Georgia Tech 2-0 582

16. Arkansas 1-0 493

17. Virginia Tech 1-1 371

18. Texas A&M 2-0 325

19. Boston College 2-0 315

20. Clemson 2-0 311

21. Oregon 2-0 309

22. Hawaii 2-0 308

23. South Carolina 2-0 294

24. Tennessee 1-1 237

25. Georgia 1-1 199

Others Receiving Votes

Auburn 131, South Florida 115, Missouri 65, Washington 60, Texas Tech 53, Boise State 47, TCU 41, Alabama 34, Iowa 19, Arizona State 18, Brigham Young 10, Kentucky 9, Miami (FL) 3, Wyoming 3, Maryland 2, Cincinnati 2, Purdue 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Auburn 13, TCU 19, Boise State 20.