Tigers move inside Top 10 in Coaches' poll |
Clemson moves up to No. 8 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll released on Sunday. The Tigers were ranked 13th and 15th in the AP and coaches' polls last week. The last time Clemson was ranked inside the Top 10 in either poll was the 2008 preseason poll in which the Tigers were ranked No. 9 in both polls.
USA Today Coaches' Poll
Rank, Team (first-place votes), Points, Last week's poll
1, Oklahoma (27), 1,421, 1
2, Alabama (21), 1,410, 2t
3, LSU (10), 1,408, 2t
4, Stanford, 1,237, 4
5, Wisconsin (1), 1,236, 7
6, Boise State, 1,186, 5
7, Oklahoma State, 1,162, 6
8, Clemson, 1,028, 15
9, Oregon, 1,017, 11
10, Texas, 879, 17
11, Michigan, 808, 19
12, Arkansas, 788, 18
13, Georgia Tech, 728, 21
14, South Carolina, 559, 9
15, Nebraska, 557, 8
16, Illinois, 541, 22
17, Virginia Tech, 470, 10
18, Florida, 456, 12
19, West Virginia, 436, 23
20, Michigan State, 366, 25
21, Kansas State, 264, NR
22, Florida State, 229, 24
23, Auburn, 217, NR
24, Arizona State, 177, NR
25, Texas A&M, 160, 13
Others receiving votes: Houston (5-0) 97; Baylor (3-1) 90; Texas Tech (4-0) 68; South Florida (4-1) 49; Penn State (4-1) 37; Washington (4-1) 30; Notre Dame (3-2) 13; Pittsburgh (3-2) 11; North Carolina (4-1) 10; Southern Methodist (4-1) 10; Tennessee (3-1) 6; Iowa (3-1) 5; Air Force (3-1) 3; Southern Mississippi (4-1) 3; Cincinnati (4-1) 1; Duke (3-2) 1; Ohio State (3-2) 1.
