By Staff Reports.
Clemson moved up to No. 25 in the Amway USA Today Coaches Poll.
The Tigers (3-2, 2-1 ACC) moved up three spots thanks to a 41-0 victory over NC State on Saturday in Death Valley. Before falling out of the polls two weeks ago after the loss to Florida State, Clemson was in the top 25 a school-tying record 50 straight weeks.
Amway Coaches Poll
| 1 | Florida State | 5-0 | 1505 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| 2 | Auburn | 5-0 | 1477 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5/5 |
| 3 | Baylor | 5-0 | 1372 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6/10 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 5-0 | 1308 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 11/19 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1269 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8/17 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 5-0 | 1237 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 14/NR |
| 7 | Alabama | 4-1 | 1065 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1/2 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 4-1 | 1062 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6/13 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 929 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3/4 |
| 10 | Georgia | 4-1 | 898 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6/14 |
| 11 | Oregon | 4-1 | 897 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 3/4 |
| 12 | TCU | 4-0 | 865 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 25/NR |
| 13 | Arizona | 5-0 | 743 | 0 | 29 | 16 | – |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 706 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 7/20 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 4-1 | 645 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6/20 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 4-1 | 567 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 20/25 |
| 17 | UCLA | 4-1 | 483 | 0 | 9 | -8 | 7/12 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 479 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 23/NR |
| 19 | East Carolina | 4-1 | 451 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 21/NR |
| 20 | Arizona State | 4-1 | 354 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 12/24 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 261 | 0 | 17 | -4 | 17/22 |
| 22 | Stanford | 3-2 | 241 | 0 | 13 | -9 | 10/16 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 5-0 | 240 | 0 | 31 | 8 | – |
| 24 | Missouri | 4-1 | 182 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 19/NR |
| 25 | Clemson | 3-2 | 138 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 16/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 15 LSU, No. 16 Wisconsin, No. 19 Brigham Young, No. 20 Southern California.
Others Receiving Votes
Marshall 98; Utah 80; LSU 75; Louisville 36; Wisconsin 36; Southern California 28; Brigham Young 16; Minnesota 13; Duke 12; Washington 12; Kentucky 11; West Virginia 8; Iowa 6; Arkansas 6; Memphis 5; California 4; Penn State 3; Rutgers 2.