Clemson stays in Top 3 of latest Coaches Poll

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Clemson (8-0, 5-0 ACC) stayed at the #3 ranking with one first-place vote in the latest Amway Coaches Poll on Sunday afternoon. Michigan was only four points ahead of Clemson for the #2 ranking.

The #3 Tigers won 37-34 in a thrilling road win against Florida State on Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Seminoles fell five spots to #19 overall.

Clemson is an impressive 18-2 in one-score games since 2011. The win was also the program's ninth straight road win which is a school record.

The biggest rise in the rankings was Oklahoma State that jumped up six spots to #22 while Boise State had the largest fall in the rankings dropping 11 spots to #24 overall. Tennessee, Navy, and Houston fell entirely out of the Top 25 rankings.

Latest Coaches Poll

1 Alabama 8-0 1599 63 1 0 1/1

2 Michigan 8-0 1492 0 2 0 2/8

3 Clemson 8-0 1488 1 3 0 2/3

4 Washington 8-0 1434 0 4 0 4/18

5 Louisville 7-1 1322 0 5 0 4/23

6 Ohio State 7-1 1269 0 8 2 2/8

7 Texas A&M 7-1 1207 0 10 3 6/NR

8 Wisconsin 6-2 1147 0 11 3 8/NR

9 Florida 6-1 1039 0 12 3 12/25

10 Nebraska 7-1 963 0 6 -4 6/NR

11 Oklahoma 6-2 907 0 15 4 3/NR

12 Auburn 6-2 896 0 17 5 17/NR

13 Baylor 6-1 810 0 6 -7 6/21

14 Louisiana State 5-2 652 0 19 5 6/NR

15 West Virginia 6-1 642 0 9 -6 9/NR

16 Utah 7-2 523 0 16 0 16/NR

17 North Carolina 6-2 500 0 20 3 16/NR

18 Western Michigan 8-0 448 0 21 3 20/NR

19 Florida State 5-3 432 0 14 -5 2/21

20 Colorado 6-2 394 0 23 3 23/NR

21 Virginia Tech 6-2 335 0 25 4 19/NR

22 Oklahoma State 6-2 298 0 28 6 17/NR

23 Penn State 6-2 296 0 27 4 –

24 Boise State 7-1 266 0 13 -11 13/NR

25 Washington State 6-2 146 0 26 1 –

No. 18 Tennessee, No. 22 Navy, No. 24 Houston.

Others Receiving Votes

Houston 111; Tennessee 38; San Diego State 36; South Florida 34; Southern California 28; Arkansas 10; Troy 7; Navy 6; Middle Tennessee 5; Wyoming 5; Appalachian State 4; Northwestern 3; Tulsa 3; Minnesota 2; Mississippi 1; Louisiana Tech 1; Pittsburgh 1.

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