Tigers Slide Out of Top 10 in Polls

by TigerNet Staff - Sun Nov 05 11:59:57 GMT-04:00 2000

CLEMSON, SC -- Clemson falls out of the top 10 after a 54-7 loss at Florida State on Saturday night. The Tigers had reached as high as No. 3 in the coaches' poll before losing to Georgia Tech last week.

The Tigers will try to regroup with two weeks to prepare for the last game of the regular season against rival South Carolina.

USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll

Rank Team Record Pts Last

1. Oklahoma (58) 8-0 1,474 1

2. Miami (Fla.) (1) 7-1 1,403 3

3. Florida St 9-1 1,352 4

4. Florida 8-1 1,272 5

5. Nebraska 8-1 1,265 6

6. Washington 8-1 1,139 7

7. Oregon 8-1 1,121 8

8. Virginia Tech 8-1 1,081 2

9. Purdue 7-2 935 13

10. Oregon State 8-1 886 14

11. Kansas State 8-2 807 15

12. Notre Dame 6-2 655 16

13. Georgia 6-2 634 17

14. Ohio State 7-2 604 19

15. Clemson 8-2 588 10

16. Mississippi St 6-2 579 18

17. Texas Christian 7-1 518 9

18. Northwestern 7-2 470 23

19. Texas 7-2 462 20

20. Colorado State 8-1 380 21

21. Michigan 6-3 312 12

22. Southern Missi 6-2 261 11

23. Auburn 7-2 252 22

24. Texas A&M 7-2 206 25

25. South Carolina 7-2 199 24

Dropped out

None.

Also receiving votes

Georgia Tech 83; Western Michigan 79; Tennessee 39; Louisville 27; Mississippi

27; Toledo 21; LSU 12; UCLA 11; Texas-El Paso 10; Wisconsin 5; Arizona 3; San

Jose State 2; Boston College 1.

AP Poll


1.  Oklahoma (70)  (8-0) 1,774 1 


2.  Miami Fla  (7-1) 1,684 3 


3.  Florida St (1)  (9-1) 1,633 4 


4.  Nebraska  (8-1) 1,512 5 


5.  Florida  (8-1) 1,499 6 


6.  Oregon  (8-1) 1,429 7 


7.  Washington  (8-1) 1,371 8 


8.  Virginia Tech  (8-1) 1,260 2 


9.  Purdue  (7-2) 1,196 11 


10.  Oregon St  (8-1) 1,127 14 


11.  Notre Dame  (6-2) 863 15 


12.  Northwestern  (7-2) 839 21 


13.  Ohio St  (7-2) 819 16 


14.  Georgia  (6-2) 727 17 


15.  Mississippi St  (6-2) 707 18 


16.  Kansas St  (8-2) 673 19 


17.  Clemson  (8-2) 584 10 


18.  TCU  (7-1) 571 9 


19.  Texas  (7-2) 527 20 


20.  Michigan  (6-3) 426 12 


21.  South Carolina  (7-2) 353 22 


22.  Auburn  (7-2) 342 23 


23.  Texas A&M  (7-2) 328 24 


24.  Georgia Tech  (6-2) 220 25 


25.  So Mississippi  (6-2) 217 13