Clemson drops in latest Coaches Poll

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The College Football Playoff rankings are set to come out in a little over a week but a top-5 upset in the current polls provided some minor shuffling.

This time, the Coaches Poll dropped Clemson, moving them down one spot to No. 3, trailing Alabama (40 first-place votes; 1,593 points) and LSU (7 first-place votes; 1,515). Dabo Swinney's Tigers still have 10 first-place votes (1,491 points), which is the second-most, also ahead of No. 4 Ohio State (8). Penn State rounds out the top-5 after Oklahoma’s stunning 48-41 loss at Kansas State, dropping to No. 9.

In the top-four group this week, Alabama downed Arkansas, 48-7, LSU topped previous No. 9 Auburn 23-20, Ohio State rolled former-No. 13 Wisconsin 38-7 and Clemson dominated Boston College, 59-7.

Clemson’s lone ranked opponent, Wake Forest, moved up to No. 22 during a bye week.

USA TODAY Top 25 - 10/27

Rnk Record Pts 1st votes Prev Change Hi/lo

1 Alabama 8-0 1593 40 1 — 1/2

2 Louisiana State 8-0 1515 7 3 1 3/6

3 Clemson 8-0 1508 10 2 -1 1/2

4 Ohio State 8-0 1491 8 4 — 4/6

5 Penn State 8-0 1359 0 6 1 6/14

6 Florida 7-1 1271 0 8 2 7/10

7 Georgia 6-1 1180 0 9 2 3/10

8 Oregon 7-1 1163 0 11 3 11/18

9 Oklahoma 7-1 1069 0 5 -4 4/5

10 Utah 7-1 1048 0 12 2 11/19

11 Baylor 7-0 921 0 14 3 14/NR

12 Auburn 6-2 869 0 10 -2 7/16

13 Minnesota 8-0 840 0 16 3 16/NR

14 Southern Methodist 8-0 727 0 17 3 17/NR

15 Michigan 6-2 652 0 20 5 7/20

16 Notre Dame 5-2 624 0 7 -9 7/10

17 Wisconsin 6-2 537 0 13 -4 6/17

18 Cincinnati 6-1 523 0 18 — 18/NR

19 Iowa 6-2 492 0 19 — 14/22

20 Appalachian State 7-0 398 0 22 2 22/NR

21 Boise State 6-1 382 0 21 — 13/NR

22 Wake Forest 6-1 280 0 23 1 17/NR

23 Memphis 7-1 187 0 25 2 20/NR

24 Texas 5-3 104 0 15 -9 9/15

25 Kansas State 5-2 102 0 NR — 22/NR

No. 24 Arizona State.

San Diego State 94; Navy 75; Central Florida 24; Louisiana Tech 22; Indiana 18; Texas A&M 16; Washington 15; Oklahoma State 7; Virginia Tech 3; UAB 3; Iowa State 3; Arizona State 3; Air Force 3; Wyoming 2; Virginia 2.

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