Clemson makes move into top-5 of Coaches Poll |
Clemson took care of business while some other top-ranked teams faltered this weekend.
The Tigers’ 24-10 win over Georgia Tech plus upsets from No. 2 Penn State at the hands of No. 6 Ohio State (39-38) and No. 4 TCU at Iowa State (14-7) moved Clemson up to No. 5. Alabama, which had a bye week, maintained its spot atop of the poll, followed by Georgia, Ohio State and Wisconsin. The ACC's last unbeaten sits at No. 6 in Miami after they just slipped by UNC, 24-19. Clemson owns two wins over teams currently ranked in the Coaches top-15 in Virginia Tech (13) and Auburn (15) with a date at No. 19 NC State to come Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (ABC). The first College Football Playoff rankings are due around 7 p.m. Tuesday night. USA TODAY Coaches Poll - Oct. 29 RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS 1 Alabama 8-0 1625 (65 first-place votes) 2 Georgia 8-0 1549 3 Ohio State 7-1 1426 4 Wisconsin 8-0 1418 5 Clemson 7-1 1295 0 6 Miami 7-0 1238 0 7 Penn State 7-1 1221 8 Notre Dame 7-1 1212 9 Oklahoma 7-1 1192 10 Oklahoma State 7-1 1000 11 Washington 7-1 977 12 Texas Christian 7-1 944 13 Virginia Tech 7-1 878 14 Central Florida 7-0 727 15 Auburn 6-2 622 16 Iowa State 6-2 571 17 Southern California 7-2 560 18 Stanford 6-2 494 19 NC State 6-2 382 20 Louisiana State 6-2 372 21 Memphis 7-1 288 22 Mississippi State 6-2 210 23 South Florida 7-1 193 24 Michigan 6-2 176 25 Arizona 6-2 153 Schools Dropped Out No. 16 Washington State, No. 18 Michigan State, No. 22 West Virginia, No. 24 Texas A&M. Others Receiving Votes Michigan State 145; Washington State 127; South Carolina 53; Kentucky 33; Toledo 10; West Virginia 9; Boise State 8; San Diego State 6; Texas A&M 4; Troy 3; Navy 3; Iowa 1.
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