Travis Etienne and the Clemson Tigers find themselves ranked third in the latest polls. (Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA)

The Clemson Tigers’ spot in the AP Poll and the Amway/USA Today Coaches Poll remained unchanged after a 52-3 victory over Wake Forest, Saturday. LSU retained the top spot in both polls and Ohio State also held its ranking at no. 2. Clemson has been ranked as high as no. 1 and has not dropped lower than no. 3 in this year’s polls.

The rankings the Tigers are most concerned with, the College Football Playoff Rankings, will be revealed Tuesday night. Clemson is off this week before making the short trip to Columbia on Nov. 30th to face the Gamecocks. It appears the Tigers need only to vanquish their rival and an ACC Coastal representative to cap this season with a fifth consecutive trip to the College Football Playoffs.

Coaches Poll

RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo
1LSU10-016155511/6
2Ohio State10-01550622/6
3Clemson11-01513431/3
4Georgia9-113830513/10
5Alabama9-1136604-11/5
6Oregon9-11301066/18
7Oklahoma9-112190814/9
8Utah9-111770918/19
9Penn State9-1108101125/14
10Florida9-2103101226/12
11Minnesota9-189907-47/NR
12Michigan8-285101427/20
13Baylor9-1841010-310/NR
14Wisconsin8-278601516/17
15Notre Dame8-276001617/16
16Auburn7-3614013-37/16
17Cincinnati9-156601717/NR
18Memphis9-153901818/NR
19Boise State9-146901913/NR
20Iowa7-3434022214/22
21SMU9-1341020-114/NR
22Appalachian State9-1224024220/NR
23Oklahoma State7-32120NR323/NR
24Texas A&M7-31010NR711/NR
25San Diego State8-2470NR524/NR

AP Poll

RankTeamPV RankConferencePoints
1LSU (10-0)1SEC1,542
2Ohio State (10-0)2Big Ten1,478
3Clemson (11-0)3ACC1,442
4Georgia (9-1)5SEC1,343
5Alabama (9-1)4SEC1,263
6Oregon (9-1)6Pac-121,243
7Utah (9-1)8Pac-121,155
8Oklahoma (9-1)10Big 121,144
9Penn State (9-1)9Big Ten1,030
10Florida (9-2)11SEC984
11Minnesota (9-1)7Big Ten902
12Michigan (8-2)14Big Ten829
13Baylor (9-1)12Big 12787
14Wisconsin (8-2)15Big Ten746
15Notre Dame (8-2)16IA Independents676
16Auburn (7-3)13SEC623
17Cincinnati (9-1)17American Athletic536
18Memphis (9-1)18American Athletic520
19Iowa (7-3)23Big Ten493
20Boise State (9-1)19Mountain West379
21SMU (9-1)20American Athletic328
22Oklahoma State (7-3)25Big 12200
23Appalachian State (9-1)Sun Belt154
24Texas A&M (7-3)SEC132
25Virginia Tech (7-3)ACC61