Clemson fell to No. 14 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Notre Dame |
12-0 | 1469 | 56 | 1 |
| 2 |
Alabama |
11-1 | 1398 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 |
Georgia |
11-1 | 1341 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |
Oregon |
11-1 | 1277 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |
Florida |
11-1 | 1265 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |
LSU |
10-2 | 1124 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 |
Kansas St. |
10-1 | 1114 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 |
Texas A&M |
10-2 | 1076 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 |
Stanford |
10-2 | 1008 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 |
South Carolina |
10-2 | 972 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma |
9-2 | 878 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 |
Florida St. |
10-2 | 829 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 |
Nebraska |
10-2 | 765 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 |
Clemson |
10-2 | 720 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 |
Boise St. |
9-2 | 479 | 0 | 22 |
| 16 |
UCLA |
9-3 | 445 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 |
Oregon St. |
8-3 | 410 | 0 | 17 |
| 18 |
Northern Illinois |
11-1 | 377 | 0 | 23 |
| 19 |
Kent St. |
11-1 | 337 | 0 | 25 |
| 20 |
Northwestern |
9-3 | 314 | 0 | NR |
| 21 |
Texas |
8-3 | 312 | 0 | 15 |
| 22 |
Utah State |
10-2 | 264 | 0 | NR |
| 23 |
Louisville |
9-2 | 184 | 0 | 18 |
| 24 |
Michigan |
8-4 | 158 | 0 | 20 |
| 25 |
Rutgers |
9-2 | 152 | 0 | 19 |