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Tigers Continue to Climb Football Polls

Tigers Continue to Climb Football Polls


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CLEMSON -- Clemson continues to move up both the AP and USA Today Coaches polls after its win 52-7 rout of North Carolina on Saturday. Clemson is ranked 18th by Associated Press and 19th by USA Today coaches according to the polls released on Sunday, September 24. Clemson has now been ranked in the top 25 of the AP poll for eight of the last nine polls. The Tigers finished 21st in the final poll of both AP and USA Today last year.

USA Today Coaches' Top 25


Rank  Team (first-place votes)  Rec Pts  Last 

1. Ohio State (59) 4-0 1,570 1

2. Southern California (2) 3-0 1,489 2

3. Auburn (2) 4-0 1,441 3

4. West Virginia 4-0 1,357 4

5. Florida 4-0 1,294 5

6. Michigan 4-0 1,239 6

7. Texas 3-1 1,155 8

8. Louisville 4-0 1,105 9

9. Georgia 4-0 1,079 7

10t. LSU 3-1 963 11

10t. Virginia Tech 4-0 963 10

12. Oregon 3-0 854 12

13. Iowa 4-0 802 14

14. Notre Dame 3-1 758 13

15. TCU 3-0 647 15

16. Oklahoma 3-1 615 16

17. Florida State 3-1 509 17

18. Tennessee 3-1 504 19

19. Clemson 3-1 477 23

20. California 3-1 452 20

21. Nebraska 3-1 289 24

22. Boise State 4-0 257 25

23. Rutgers 4-0 124 NR

24. Texas Tech 3-1 81 NR

25. Boston College 3-1 78 21

Dropped out: No. 18 Arizona State (3-1, lost to No. 20 California 49-21), No. 22 Alabama (3-1, lost to Arkansas 24-23 2OT).

Others receiving votes: Alabama (3-1) 52; Arizona State (3-1) 39; Arkansas (3-1) 39; Missouri (4-0) 39; Purdue (4-0) 36; Georgia Tech (3-1) 33; Miami (Fla.) (1-2) 29; Penn State (2-2) 24; Texas A&M (4-0) 23; Michigan State (3-1) 17; Wake Forest (4-0) 16; Washington (3-1) 6; Wisconsin (3-1) 5; Southern Mississippi (2-1) 4; Houston (4-0) 3; Pittsburgh (3-1) 2; South Carolina (3-1) 2; UCLA (2-1) 2; Nevada (2-2) 1; Utah (3-1) 1.

AP Top 25


RANK TEAM RECORD PTS LAST 

1 Ohio St. (59) 4-0 1617 1

2 Auburn (2) 4-0 1513 2

3 Southern Cal (2) 3-0 1491 3

4 West Virginia (2) 4-0 1404 4

5 Florida 4-0 1363 5

6 Michigan 4-0 1318 6

7 Texas 3-1 1196 7

8 Louisville 4-0 1166 8

9 LSU 3-1 1114 10

10 Georgia 4-0 972 9

11 Virginia Tech 4-0 945 11

12 Notre Dame 3-1 879 12

13 Iowa 4-0 864 14

14 Oregon 3-0 805 13

15 Tennessee 3-1 658 15

16 Oklahoma 3-1 613 17

17 TCU 3-0 563 16

18 Clemson 3-1 529 19

19 Florida St. 3-1 510 18

20 California 3-1 508 21

21 Nebraska 3-1 327 23

22 Boise St. 4-0 226 25

23 Rutgers 4-0 117 NR

24 Georgia Tech 3-1 77 NR

25 Missouri 4-0 70 NR

Others receiving votes: Boston College 42, Miami 37, Arizona St. 34, Purdue 34, Michigan St. 20, Texas A&M 20, Penn St. 19, Texas Tech 17, Arkansas 13, Washington 13, Wake Forest 12, Wisconsin 6, Houston 5, UCLA 5, Alabama 3.

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