Step by step and week by week, the Clemson football team is moving back up in the national consciousness of the panel of AP football poll voters. After falling from 14th in the pre-season to 25th following the loss to Georgia, the Tigers have used a pair of blow out home wins to get back within the top 20.
The new AP Top 25 ranking released Sunday afternoon shows the Tigers are now ranked 17th, an improvement of four positions from last week. The Tigers totaled 540 points in the poll leaving them six points back of #16 Notre Dame.
Clemson is up to 15th in the new Coaches Top 25.
Louisville is currently the only ranked team left on Clemson’s schedule. The Cardinals are 15th this week.
USC received votes totaling seven points. Three future Gamecock opponents are ranked with Ole Miss #6, Missouri #11 and Oklahoma #21.
Texas is number one for the second straight week in the AP ranking and is followed by Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama and Tennessee.
AP Top 25
- Texas (44 1st-place votes)
- Georgia (13)
- Ohio State (5)
- Alabama
- Tennessee
- Ole Miss
- Miami
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Utah
- Missouri
- Michigan
- Southern Cal
- LSU
- Louisville
- Notre Dame
- Clemson
- Iowa State
- Illinois
- Oklahoma State
- Oklahoma
- BYU
- Kansas State
- Texas A&M
- Boise State
Dropped out: No. 22 Nebraska; No. 23 Northern Illinois
Also receiving votes: Washington State 67, Indiana 63, Boston College 55, UNLV 53, Pittsburgh 37, Nebraska 25, Iowa 24, James Madison 11, South Carolina 7, Liberty 4, Arkansas 3, UCF 3, Arizona 2, SMU 2, Navy 1.
Coaches Top 25
- Georgia (35 1st place votes)
- Texas (18)
- Ohio State (2)
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Tennessee
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Miami
- Utah
- Missouri
- Michigan
- LSU
- Notre Dame
- Clemson
- Southern Cal
- Louisville
- Oklahoma
- Iowa State
- Oklahoma State
- Illinois
- BYU
- UNLV
- Texas A&M
- Kansas State
Dropped out: No. 22 Nebraska; No. 23 Memphis
Also receiving votes: Washington State 94; Indiana 67; Pittsburgh 50; Boise State 42; UCF 35; Iowa 34; Arizona 16; Boston College 15; Duke 14; James Madison 13; Nebraska 7; Washington 6; Rutgers 5; Colorado 5; SMU 4; South Carolina 2; Navy 2; Liberty 2; Arkansas 2