Clemson stays put in latest Coaches Poll

Brooks looked explosive at the backup RB position

by Tony Crumpton - Assoc. Editor - Sun Oct 18 12:13:04 GMT-04:00 2015

Clemson (6-0) is still at the #6 ranking with 1271 points in the latest Coaches Poll on Sunday after the Tigers defeated Boston College 34-17 on Saturday night.

ACC rival Florida State fell one spot and was ranked #9 this week in the Coaches Poll and Duke was ranked #21.

ACC Coastal division schools Pittsburgh was ranked #28, and North Carolina was listed at #29 overall in other schools that received votes.

The biggest risers in the poll were Memphis, who sky-rocketed up to a ranking of #17 and Ole Miss had the biggest fall in the poll dropping eleven spots to a #23 ranking.

Two interesting 1st-time appearances in the poll this year is AAC schools Houston at #22 and Temple at #24.

Top 25 Amway Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS 1ST PREV CHANGE HI/LOW

1 Ohio State 7-0 1547 45 1 0 1/1

2 Baylor 6-0 1488 12 2 0 2/5

3 Texas Christian 7-0 1417 4 3 0 2/3

4 Michigan State 7-0 1334 0 4 0 2/6

5 Louisiana State 6-0 1324 1 5 0 5/15

6 Clemson 6-0 1271 0 6 0 6/12

7 Utah 6-0 1258 1 7 0 7/NR

8 Alabama 6-1 1123 0 9 1 2/13

9 Florida State 6-0 1111 0 8 -1 6/9

10 Notre Dame 6-1 924 0 13 3 7/15

11 Stanford 5-1 898 0 16 5 16/NR

12 Oklahoma State 6-0 839 0 15 3 15/NR

13 Iowa 7-0 833 0 17 4 17/NR

14 Florida 6-1 751 0 11 -3 11/NR

15 Oklahoma 5-1 665 0 19 4 9/19

16 Texas A&M 5-1 623 0 10 -6 10/NR

17 Memphis 6-0 544 0 22 5 22/NR

17 Michigan 5-2 544 0 14 -3 14/NR

19 California 5-1 370 0 23 4 22/NR

20 Toledo 6-0 322 0 25 5 25/NR

21 Duke 5-1 305 0 24 3 24/NR

22 Houston 6-0 289 0 26 4 –

23 Mississippi 5-2 201 0 12 -11 5/15

24 Temple 6-0 163 0 27 3 –

25 Georgia 5-2 95 0 28 3 6/NR

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 UCLA, No. 20 Boise State, No. 21 Northwestern.

Others Receiving Votes

Mississippi State 38; Wisconsin 37; Pittsburgh 32; North Carolina 30; UCLA 30; Texas Tech 14; Navy 9; Brigham Young 9; Illinois 5; Oregon 5; Western Kentucky 5; Utah State 5; Washington State 5; Northwestern 4; Marshall 3; Arizona 2; Boise State 2; Bowling Green 1.

First, relax..deep breath..it will work itself out. Exhale.... My top 4. 1-Baylor 2-Ohio St 3-Bama 4-LSU Next 2 Clemson TCU @CollegeGameDay
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) October 18, 2015

My top 4 after a crazy CFB weekend 1. Ohio St 2. Baylor 3. Clemson 4. LSU Next two 5. Utah 6. Michigan State
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) October 18, 2015