Tigers back in the Top 25

by TigerNet Staff - Sun Sep 18 12:56:35 GMT-04:00 2011

The Clemson Tigers are back in the national polls.

The Tigers are ranked 21st in the Associated Press Poll and are ranked 22nd in the Coaches Poll. Both polls were released Sunday.

Clemson is coming off of a 38-24 win over No. 21 Auburn on Saturday, breaking the defending national champions’ 17-game winning streak.

This week, the Tigers play host to Florida St., which lost to top-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday. Florida St. is ranked No. 11 in the AP and 14th in the Coaches.

The last time Clemson was ranked in the AP Poll was on January 5th, 2010, following Clemson’s win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl. Clemson was ranked 24th in that poll.

The last Clemson was ranked in the Coaches’ Poll was before the loss at South Carolina at the end of the 2009 regular season, when the Tigers were ranked 16th.

Associated Press Top 25

Record Pts Pv

1. Oklahoma (37) 2-0 1,471 1

2. LSU (14) 3-0 1,424 3

3. Alabama (7) 3-0 1,402 2

4. Boise St. (2) 2-0 1,309 4

5. Stanford 3-0 1,212 6

6. Wisconsin 3-0 1,170 7

7. Oklahoma St. 3-0 1,092 8

8. Texas A&M 2-0 1,043 9

9. Nebraska 3-0 911 11

10. Oregon 2-1 899 12

11. Florida St. 2-1 896 5

12. South Carolina 3-0 891 10

13. Virginia Tech 3-0 830 13

14. Arkansas 3-0 781 14

15. Florida 3-0 669 16

16. West Virginia 3-0 579 18

17. Baylor 2-0 521 19

18. South Florida 3-0 496 20

19. Texas 3-0 402 23

20. TCU 2-1 273 23

21. Clemson 3-0 272 NR

22. Michigan 3-0 266 NR

23. Southern Cal 3-0 260 NR

24. Illinois 3-0 106 NR

25. Georgia Tech 3-0 59 NR

Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 42, Auburn 29, Houston 25, Miami 23, Iowa St. 19, Utah 19, Ohio St. 16, Maryland 15, Mississippi St. 14, Missouri 10, Arizona St. 9, Notre Dame 8, San Diego St. 8, Vanderbilt 8, Georgia 7, FIU 4, California 3, Navy 3, North Carolina 2, Tennessee 2.

USA Today Coaches Poll

Rank School (First-Place Votes) (record) Points, Previous rank

1. Oklahoma (50) (2-0) 1463 1

2. Alabama (3-0) (4) 1402 2

3. LSU (3-0) (5) 1373 3

4. Boise State (2-0) 1212 4

5. Stanford (3-0) 1208 6

6. Oklahoma State (3-0) 1126 7

7. Wisconsin (3-0) 1121 8

8. Texas A&M (2-0) 1033 9

9. Nebraska (3-0) 966 10

10. South Carolina (3-0) 876 11

11. Virginia Tech (3-0) 852 12

12. Arkansas (3-0) 851 13

13. Oregon (2-1) 804 14

14. Florida State (2-1) 801 5

15. Florida (3-0) 670 17

16. West Virginia (3-0) 529 20

17. South Florida (3-0) 485 22

18. Texas (3-0) 464 21

19. Baylor (2-0) 391 24

20. TCU (2-1) 310 23

21. Michigan (3-0) 243 NR

22. Clemson (3-0) 181 NR

23. Michigan State (2-1) 119 15

24. Georgia Tech (3-0) 118 NR

25. North Carolina (3-0) 99 NR

Dropped out: No. 16 Ohio State (2-1, lost to Miami, Fla., 24-6), No. 18 Arizona State (2-1, lost to Illinois 17-14), No. 19 Auburn (2-1, lost to then-unranked Clemson 38-24), No. 25 Mississippi State (1-2, lost to No. 3 LSU 19-6).

Others receiving votes: Ohio State 92; Illinois 90; Houston 60; Miami (Fla.) 39; Iowa State 27; Missouri 22; California 21; Penn State 19; Utah 17; Arizona State 16; Auburn 14; San Diego State 14; Florida International 11; Vanderbilt 11; Mississippi State 8; Tennessee 5; Notre Dame 3; Texas Tech 3; Washington 3; Ohio 2; Northwestern 1.