Tigers still ranked in AP Poll

by TigerNet Staff - Sun Nov 29 22:55:59 GMT-04:00 2009

CLEMSON -- After a 34-17 loss to South Carolina, Clemson is ranked 25th by AP and unranked by the USA Today in the polls released on Sunday. Clemson was 15th in the AP poll last week and ranked 16th by USA Today.

This is just the fourth week this year Clemson has been in the top 25 of at least one of the polls, but the 32nd week over the last four years, or since the current seniors came to Clemson. Last week’s number 15 ranking was the highest for the Clemson program since Clemson’s number-nine preseason ranking last year.

Clemson is trying to finish in the top 25 for the fourth consecutive time in an odd numbered year. Clemson finished 22nd in 2003, 21st in 2005 and 21st in 2007. Over the last six years Clemson has finished in the top 25 in each odd numbered year and not in the top 25 in the even numbered years.

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS

1 Florida (46) 12-0 1483 1

2 Alabama (7) 12-0 1416 2

3 Texas (7) 12-0 1414 3

4 TCU 12-0 1316 4

5 Cincinnati 11-0 1249 5

6 Boise State 12-0 1216 6

7 Oregon 9-2 1104 10

8 Ohio State 10-2 1103 9

9 Iowa 10-2 920 13

10 Penn State 10-2 897 12

11 Virginia Tech 9-3 860 14

12 Georgia Tech 10-2 820 7

13 Oregon State 8-3 719 16

14 Pittsburgh 9-2 642 8

15 LSU 9-3 614 17

16 Brigham Young 10-2 610 18

17 Miami (FL) 9-3 572 19

18 Houston 10-2 400 25

19 California 8-3 398 21

20 USC 8-3 365 24

21 Nebraska 9-3 289 NR

22 Oklahoma State 9-3 269 11

23 Stanford 8-4 266 NR

24 West Virginia 8-3 225 NR

25 Clemson 8-4 87 15

Dropped from rankings: Mississippi 20, Utah 22, North Carolina 23

Others receiving votes: Utah 84, Wisconsin 41, Texas Tech 21, Arizona 20, Mississippi 20, Northwestern 18, CENTRL MICHIGAN 14, North Carolina 8, Tennessee 6, Oklahoma 5, Rutgers 4, East Carolina 3, Missouri 2

USA Today Coaches' Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS

1 Florida (53) 12-0 1468 1

2 Texas (3) 12-0 1394 2

3 Alabama (3) 12-0 1380 3

4 TCU 12-0 1285 4

5 Cincinnati 11-0 1231 5

6 Boise State 12-0 1197 6

7 Ohio State 10-2 1104 8

8 Oregon 9-2 1061 10

9 Penn State 10-2 975 11

10 Iowa 10-2 889 13

11 Virginia Tech 9-3 831 14

12 Georgia Tech 10-2 774 7

13 Brigham Young 10-2 680 15

14 LSU 9-3 674 17

15 Pittsburgh 9-2 631 9

16 Oregon State 8-3 607 18

17 Miami (FL) 9-3 509 21

18 Houston 10-2 473 20

19 USC 8-3 361 22

20 Nebraska 9-3 335 23

21 Oklahoma State 9-3 309 12

22 California 8-3 210 NR

23 West Virginia 8-3 163 NR

24 Stanford 8-4 154 NR

25 Utah 9-3 120 19

Dropped from rankings: Clemson 16, North Carolina 24, Mississippi 25

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 112, Clemson 94, CENTRL MICHIGAN 40, Arizona 31, Northwestern 23, South Carolina 13, Texas Tech 9, Georgia 8, Rutgers 7, Missouri 6, TROY 5, North Carolina 4, Oklahoma 2, Arkansas 2, Middle Tennessee State 2, Navy 1, OLEMISS 1,