Tigers Stay in Top 20 in Polls

by Press Release - Sun Oct 29 23:56:48 GMT-04:00 2006

Clemson is ranked 19th by both the AP and USA Today, dropping from the top 10 after the loss to Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

The win on September 16 over ninth-ranked Florida State was the second highest ranked team Clemson has defeated on the road in its history. The only win that is ranked higher is the 10-8 victory over eighth-ranked North Carolina in 1981.

Clemson has been ranked in the top 25 of both polls in nine of the ten polls so far this year and for 13 of the last 14 over two years. Clemson was 21st in the final polls last year.

AP Poll

1. Ohio State (63) 9-0 1623 1

2. Michigan 9-0 1547 2

3. West Virginia (2) 7-0 1494 4

4. Texas 8-1 1397 5

5. Louisville 7-0 1278 6

6. Auburn 8-1 1250 7

7. Florida 7-1 1243 9

8. Tennessee 7-1 1232 8

9. USC 6-1 1059 3

10. California 7-1 1040 12

11. Notre Dame 7-1 1037 11

12. Arkansas 7-1 935 13

13. LSU 6-2 842 14

14. Boise State 8-0 688 15

15. Rutgers 7-0 644 16

16. Boston College 7-1 624 18

17. Wisconsin 8-1 617 17

18. Oklahoma 6-2 589 19

19. Clemson 7-2 435 10

20. Georgia Tech 6-2 402 21

21. Texas A&M 8-1 353 22

22. Wake Forest 7-1 246 24

23. Virginia Tech 6-2 188 NR

24. Oregon 6-2 167 25

25. Washington State 6-3 40 NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Tulsa 38, Brigham Young 30, Missouri 25, Nebraska 17, Maryland 13, Oregon State 9, Penn State 8, Pittsburgh 6, Iowa 3, Alabama 2, Hawaii 2, Oklahoma State 2.

DROPPED FROM RANKINGS

Nebraska 20, Missouri 23.

USA Today Poll

1. Ohio State (63) 9-0 1,575 1

2. Michigan 9-0 1,500 3

3. West Virginia 7-0 1,437 4

4. Texas 8-1 1,347 5

5. Louisville 7-0 1,271 6

6. Auburn 8-1 1,235 7

7. Florida 7-1 1,167 8

8. Tennessee 7-1 1,118 9

9. Southern California 6-1 1,049 2

10. Notre Dame 7-1 1,030 10

11. California 7-1 980 12

12. Arkansas 7-1 816 14

13. LSU 6-2 775 13

14. Boise State 8-0 694 15

15. Rutgers 7-0 662 16

16. Boston College 7-1 639 17

17. Wisconsin 8-1 584 18

18. Oklahoma 6-2 515 19

19. Clemson 7-2 458 11

20. Georgia Tech 6-2 363 21

21. Texas A&M 8-1 335 22

22. Oregon 6-2 262 24

23. Wake Forest 7-1 214 NR

24. Virginia Tech 6-2 141 NR

25. Missouri 7-2 64 23

Dropped out

No. 20 Nebraska (6-3, lost to Oklahoma State 41-29), No. 25 Georgia (6-3, lost to then-No. 8 Florida 21-14).

Others receiving votes

Iowa (6-3) 42; Tulsa (7-1) 42; Nebraska (6-3) 38; Georgia (6-3) 26; Washington State (6-3) 21; Brigham Young (6-2) 19; Hawaii (6-2) 18; Penn State (6-3) 15; Maryland (6-2) 9; Pittsburgh (6-2) 9; Oregon State (5-3) 4; TCU (5-2) 1.