Clemson moves up in latest AP Top 25 |
Clemson moved up to its highest place yet this season in the Associated Press Top 25.
The Tigers returned to the No. 4 place they were last in with the preseason poll after a 31-3 win at Boston College on Saturday. Clemson improved to 6-0 (4-0 ACC) at the midseason point for the regular season overall and in conference action. In that undefeated tier near the top, Alabama held on to the last second to a 24-20 home win over Texas A&M, Georgia topped Auburn 42-10, Ohio State pulled away to a 49-20 win at Michigan State, Michigan pulled away to a 31-10 win over Indiana, Clemson's defense led the way in the win at BC and Southern Cal topped Washington State 30-14. Georgia jumped to the top spot, followed by Alabama and Ohio State in the top-3. Michigan drops one spot to No. 5. AP Poll - 10/9 1 Georgia (6-0) SEC 1,535 (32) 2 Ohio State (6-0) Big Ten 1,507 (20) 3 Alabama (6-0) SEC 1,489 (11) 4 Clemson (6-0) ACC 1,348 5 Michigan (6-0) Big Ten 1,319 6 Tennessee (5-0) SEC 1,232 7 USC (6-0) Pac-12 1,214 8 Oklahoma State (5-0) Big 12 1,150 9 Ole Miss (6-0) SEC 1,061 10 Penn State (5-0) Big Ten 974 11 UCLA (6-0) Pac-12 907 12 Oregon (5-1) Pac-12 893 13 TCU (5-0) Big 12 819 14 Wake Forest (5-1) ACC 748 15 North Carolina State (5-1) ACC 746 16 Mississippi State (5-1) SEC 589 17 Kansas State (5-1) Big 12 559 18 Syracuse (5-0) ACC 393 19 Kansas (5-1) Big 12 330 20 Utah (4-2) Pac-12 328 21 Cincinnati (5-1) American Athletic 257 22 Texas (4-2) Big 12 150 22 Kentucky (4-2) SEC 150 24 Illinois (5-1) Big Ten 117 25 James Madison (5-0) Sun Belt 105 Others receiving votes: North Carolina 98, Baylor 91, BYU 61, Coastal Carolina 61, Notre Dame 58, Florida 56, Tulane 42, Purdue 34, Florida State 18, South Carolina 12, Washington State 10, Minnesota 5, LSU 4, Maryland 4, San Jose State 1
Upgrade Your Account
Unlock premium boards and exclusive features (e.g. ad-free) by upgrading your account today.
Upgrade Now
