Three ACC teams mark top-5 of new AP Poll |
The ACC leads the way in the latest AP Poll, paced by Clemson's 4-0 start.
The Tigers hold 59 of 62 first-place votes, ahead of Alabama (2), Georgia (1), Notre Dame and North Carolina. In the top-5 from last week, Clemson rolled over No. 7 Miami, 42-17, while Alabama came out on top in a shootout over Ole Miss, 63-48, Georgia toppled Tennessee 44-21 and Notre Dame dropped Florida State, 42-26. Florida was the lone top-5 upset with a 41-38 loss at Texas A&M. Miami dropped to No. 13 and Virginia Tech hung on to the No. 23 spot also out of the ACC. AP Poll - 10/11 RANK TEAM PV RANK CONFERENCE POINTS 1 Clemson (4-0) 1 ACC 1,546 (59) 2 Alabama (3-0) 2 SEC 1,463 (2) 3 Georgia (3-0) 3 SEC 1,430 (1) 4 Notre Dame (3-0) 5 ACC 1,317 5 North Carolina (3-0) 8 ACC 1,190 6 Ohio State (0-0) 6 Big Ten 1,152 7 Oklahoma State (3-0) 10 Big 12 1,069 8 Cincinnati (3-0) 11 American Athletic 971 9 Penn State (0-0) 9 Big Ten 970 10 Florida (2-1) 4 SEC 904 11 Texas A&M (2-1) 21 SEC 883 12 Oregon (0-0) 12 Pac-12 817 13 Miami (FL) (3-1) 7 ACC 789 14 Brigham Young(4-0) 15 IA Independents 708 15 Auburn (2-1) 13 SEC 702 16 Wisconsin (0-0) 16 Big Ten 633 17 SMU (4-0) 18 American Athletic 522 18 Tennessee (2-1) 14 SEC 462 19 Michigan (0-0) 20 Big Ten 417 20 Iowa State (3-1) 24 Big 12 404 21 Louisiana-Lafayette (3-0) 23 Sun Belt 341 22 Kansas State (3-1) Big 12 301 23 Virginia Tech (2-1) 19 ACC 198 24 Minnesota (0-0) 25 Big Ten 177 25 USC (0-0) Pac-12 124 Others receiving votes: Marshall 105, North Carolina State 86, Oklahoma 71, Tulsa 61, UCF 57, Boston College 42, Coastal Carolina 37, UAB 29, Utah 29, Iowa 28, West Virginia 25, Army 20, Memphis 12, Air Force 11, Ole Miss 6, Arizona State 6, Texas 5, Houston 5, LSU 5, Washington 4, Missouri 2, Virginia 2, Louisiana Tech 2, Indiana 1, TCU 1
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