#Clemson remains 5th in AP ranking; #Gamecocks drop out

The open week for Clemson did not impact the Tigers’ standing in the AP Top 25 this week. The Tigers remain at #5. Ahead of them are Georgia, Ohio State, Tennessee and Michigan. The Buckeyes and Vols are tied at #2. Georgia received 30 first place votes while Tennessee garnered 18 and Ohio State 15. USC dropped out of the poll from last week’s #25 ranking following the loss to Missouri.

Following Clemson in the top ten are Alabama, TCU, Oregon, Southern Cal and UCLA. The Tigers did lose six points off their total from a week ago. Kansas State was the big gainer this week improving nine positions, and Wake Forest was the biggest loser falling 10 spots.

AP Top 25

Rank	Team	Record	Points (No. 1 votes)
1	Georgia	8-0	1,528 (30)
T-2	Ohio State	8-0	1,500 (15)
T-2	Tennessee	8-0	1,500 (18)
4	Michigan	8-0	1,378
5	Clemson	8-0	1,312
6	Alabama	7-1	1,258
7	TCU	8-0	1,220
8	Oregon	7-1	1,135
9	USC	7-1	1,010
10	UCLA	7-1	979
11	Ole Miss	8-1	905
12	Utah	6-2	876
13	Kansas State	6-2	772
14	Illinois	7-1	741
15	LSU	6-2	679
16	Penn State	6-2	641
17	North Carolina	7-1	542
18	Oklahoma State	6-2	513
19	Tulane	7-1	455
20	Wake Forest	6-2	388
21	N.C. State	6-2	285
22	Syracuse	6-2	205
23	Liberty	7-1	136
24	Oregon State	5-2	129
25	UCF	6-2	111

Coaches Top 25

Rank	Team	Record	Points (No. 1 votes)
1	Georgia	8-0	1,552 (45)
2	Ohio State	8-0	1,505 (13)
3	Tennessee	8-0	1,445 (5)
4	Michigan	8-0	1,391
5	Clemson	8-0	1,315
6	Alabama	7-1	1,262
7	TCU	8-0	1,182
8	Oregon	7-1	1,118
9	USC	7-1	1,018
10	Ole Miss	8-1	973
11	UCLA	7-1	937
12	Utah	6-2	874
13	Illinois	7-1	767
14	Kansas State	6-2	713
15	North Carolina	7-1	630
16	Penn State	6-2	602
17	LSU	6-2	596
18	Oklahoma State	6-2	471
19	Wake Forest	6-2	437
20	N.C. State	6-2	386
21	Tulane	7-1	369
22	Syracuse	6-2	188
23	Liberty	7-1	147
24	Kentucky	5-3	109
25	UCF	6-2	89