Clemson gains No. 1 votes in latest Coaches Poll |
| - Sunday, September 8, 2019, 1:01 PM |
Clemson increased its lead atop of college football in the Coaches Poll on Sunday.
The No. 1 Tigers have 60 first-place votes, up two from last week, to No. 2 Alabama’s three. Georgia, Oklahoma and LSU round out the top-five. Clemson is one of three teams nationally with two wins over Power 5 conference teams already (UNC and Hawaii the others). Outside of the Tigers’ 24-10 win over former No. 12 Texas A&M, LSU had the marquee win of the weekend with a 45-38 win at former No. 9 Texas. Clemson is the lone ACC team ranked after Syracuse's blowout loss at Maryland. Virginia is next-best in other teams receiving votes. USA TODAY Coaches Poll - Sept. 8 Rank Team Record Points 1st place votes 1 Clemson 1-0 1572 60 2 Alabama 1-0 1513 3 3 Georgia 1-0 1415 4 Oklahoma 1-0 1362 5 Louisiana State 1-0 1314 6 Ohio State 1-0 1309 7 Notre Dame 1-0 1118 8 Florida 1-0 1064 9 Auburn 1-0 993 10 Michigan 1-0 945 11 Penn State 1-0 868 12 Utah 1-0 839 13 Texas 1-0 823 14 Wisconsin 1-0 739 15 Texas A&M 1-0 668 16 Central Florida 1-0 584 17 Oregon 0-1 568 18 Iowa 1-0 496 19 Michigan State 1-0 446 20 Washington State 1-0 418 21 Washington 1-0 314 22 Boise State 1-0 214 23 Mississippi State 1-0 134 24 Southern California 1-0 120 25 Maryland 2-0 109 Dropped out: No. 22 Syracuse; No. 23 Stanford; No. 25 Nebraska. Virginia 64; Kentucky 62; California 51; Iowa State 48; Memphis 46; Oklahoma State 45; North Carolina 42; Boston College 31; Army 31; Texas Christian 28; NC State 28; Colorado 16; Stanford 8; Hawaii 7; Appalachian State 6; Minnesota 5; Wyoming 3; Wake Forest 2; Troy 2; Arizona State 2; Tulane 1; Nebraska 1; Navy 1.
