Clemson’s climb back up in the national polls continued on Sunday as the Tigers moved up five spots in the AP Top 25 to #10. The Tigers improved to 4-1 with their 29-13 win at Florida State Saturday night.
TheTigers totaled 861 points in the voting. They joined Miami as the two ACC teams in the Top 10. The Hurricanes rallied for a win at Cal Saturday night and moved up two spots to #6.
This marks the 216th time Clemson has been ranked in the AP Top 10, and it’s the Tigers’ highest ranking of the season after starting out at #14 in the pre-season.
Texas moved up to #1 as Alabama fell to #7 after the loss to Vanderbilt. Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Georgia round out the top five.
AP Top 25
1. Texas (52)
2. Ohio State (9)
3. Oregon
4. Penn State
5. Georgia
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. Tennessee
9. Ole Miss
10. Clemson
11. Iowa State
12. Notre Dame
13. LSU
14. BYU
15. Texas A&M
16. Utah
17. Boise State
18. Kansas State
18. Indiana
18. Oklahoma
21. Missouri
22. Pitt
23. Illinois
24. Michigan
25. SMU
Coaches Top 25
- Texas (44)
- Ohio State (11)
- Oregon
- Georgia
- Penn State
- Miami
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Tennessee
- LSU
- Clemson
- Notre Dame
- Iowa State
- Texas A&M
- BYU
- Oklahoma
- Utah
- Missouri
- Kansas State
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Boise State
- Illinois
- Pitt
- SMU
Dropped out: No. 15 USC; No. 22 Louisville; No. 23 UNLV