Clemson holds strong grip on No. 1 in Coaches Poll |
Clemson didn't lose a first-place vote in the Coaches Poll this week (52), where they lead the way ahead of Alabama (8) and Ohio State (2), which moved up two spots this week.
Clemson pulled away in the second half to a 47-21 win over Syracuse Saturday, while Alabama topped Tennessee 48-17, Notre Dame dominated at Pittsburgh, 45-3, and Ohio State rolled over Nebraska, 52-17. On the fringe of that top group is Oklahoma State at No. 6, who rallied to top Iowa State, 24-21. Notre Dame is next-best from the ACC at No. 4, while Georgia completes the top-5. Miami, at 12, and UNC, at 13, round out the conference reps. Coaches Poll - 10/25 Rnk Team Points 1st votes 1 Clemson 6-0 1540 52 2 Alabama 5-0 1493 8 3 Ohio State 1-0 1374 2 4 Notre Dame 5-0 1368 0 5 Georgia 3-1 1293 6 Oklahoma State 4-0 1209 7 Cincinnati 4-0 1058 8 Texas A&M 3-1 1055 9 Florida 2-1 1010 10 Brigham Young 6-0 941 11 Wisconsin 1-0 928 12 Miami 5-1 911 13 North Carolina 4-1 796 14 Michigan 1-0 789 15 Oregon 0-0 674 16 Kansas State 4-1 592 17 Penn State 0-1 413 18 Marshall 5-0 309 19 Indiana 1-0 302 20 Southern California 0-0 271 21 Coastal Carolina 5-0 268 22 Iowa State 3-2 215 23 Southern Methodist 5-1 192 24 Oklahoma 3-2 138 25 Army 6-1 130 Dropped out: No. 20 Virginia Tech; No. 21 Minnesota; No. 22 NC State. Others rec. votes: Auburn 118; Liberty 112; Memphis 88; Boise State 79; Minnesota 67; UL Lafayette 62; Utah 45; Louisiana State 37; Boston College 28; Purdue 26; Missouri 25; Northwestern 24; Virginia Tech 22; NC State 20; Tulsa 18; Texas 18; Arkansas 17; Appalachian State 16; Central Florida 13; Arizona State 10; California 8; West Virginia 6; Tennessee 6; Iowa 6; Wake Forest 5; Stanford 3; Houston 2.
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