Clemson holds steady at No. 2 in Coaches Poll

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Clemson won a hard-fought 28-26 road win against an upset-minded Texas A&M team on Saturday night.

The USA TODAY Coaches poll was released on Sunday afternoon and Clemson was still ranked No. 2 with 1481 points and three first-place votes.

After the Crimson Tide and Tigers, Georgia (3), Ohio State (4) and Oklahoma (5) round out the top-5. The Crimson Tide received 59 out of 63 possible first-place votes.

ACC schools in the Top 25 include Clemson (2), Virginia Tech (11), and Miami (20).

The biggest risers in the poll were Oklahoma State which climbed four spots to No. 19 while Michigan State plunged 11 spots to No. 24 after their last-second loss to Arizona State.

The two teams that dropped out of the polls were overrated SEC teams South Carolina and Florida.

Week 3 Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM LAST WEEK

1 Alabama (59) 1

2 Clemson (3) 2

3 Georgia 3

4 Ohio State (1) 4

5 Oklahoma 5

6 Wisconsin 6

7 Auburn 7

8 Notre Dame 8

9 Stanford 9

10 Penn State 10

11 Virginia Tech 14

12 Washington 11

13 LSU 15

14 TCU 16

15 West Virginia 17

16 Mississippi State 18

17 Boise State 19

18 UCF 20

19 Oklahoma State 23

20 Miami 21

21 USC 12

22 Michigan 22

23 Oregon NR

24 Michigan State 13

25 Arizona State NR

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