#Clemson up, #CCU included in the new AP football ranking

Clemson safety R.J. Mickens was part of an aggressive defensive effort Saturday (Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA)

Clemson is back in the top ten of the AP Poll this week, and Coastal Carolina is in the top 25 for the first time this season. The Tigers used their win over Louisville to improve three positions to #9. The Tigers are 9-1 and have a pair of two-loss SEC teams ahead of them, LSU at #6 and Alabama at #8.

Georgia remained a strong #1 receiving 62 of the 63 first place votes. Ohio State at #2 picked up the other first place vote. Michigan and TCU, both undefeated like Georgia and Ohio State, remain at three and four respectively. Tennessee, which plays at USC this Saturday night, rounds out the top five.

Coastal Carolina, like Clemson 9-1, broke into the poll following a win last night over Southern Miss that clinched the Eastern Division Championship in the Sun Belt Conference. The Chanticleers won despite the absence of starting quarterback Grayson McCall who is out with an injury.

AP Football Poll

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Georgia10-01,574 (62)
2Ohio State10-01,501 (1)
3Michigan10-01,453
4TCU10-01,374
5Tennessee9-11,341
6LSU8-21,218
7USC9-11,152
8Alabama8-21,150
9Clemson9-11,055
10Utah8-2965
11Penn State8-2882
12Oregon8-2856
13North Carolina9-1843
14Ole Miss8-2797
15Washington8-2693
16UCLA8-2648
17UCF8-2537
18Notre Dame7-3495
19Kansas State7-3468
20Florida State7-3386
21Tulane8-2273
22Cincinnati8-2237
23Coastal Carolina9-1143
24Oklahoma State7-385
25Oregon State7-381

Coaches Football Ranking

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Georgia10-01,572 (61)
2Ohio State10-01,509 (1)
3Michigan10-01,445 (1)
4TCU10-01,377
5Tennessee9-11,332
6USC9-11,214
7LSU8-21,199
8Alabama8-21,122
9Clemson9-11,059
10Utah8-2961
11North Carolina9-1904
12Penn State8-2859
13Oregon8-2828
14Ole Miss8-2824
15Washington8-2670
16UCLA8-2572
17Kansas State7-3547
18UCF8-2522
19Notre Dame7-3412
20Florida State7-3364
21Cincinnati8-2236
22Tulane8-2203
23Coastal Carolina9-1179
24Oklahoma State7-3115
25N.C. State7-389

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